Brock and Jeremy pick up on a thread from Ep.9: What Role Patience? discussing loyalty within organizations and loyalty to individuals. One major variable in everyone's career path, and in our lives, is people.  Since companies are collections of people, evaluating company culture, opportunity and role is key.  On this episode, Brock and Jeremy walk through some of the considerations and factors that can change throughout the onboarding and growth process.

Many millennials have been criticized for "job hopping" because average time at a company is decreasing overall.  Gone are the days of working for 1 company your entire career.  At the same time, reflecting on career choices and opportunities regularly does not make you disloyal.  In fact, loyalty is strengthened when it is obvious to both sides how important and deep the relationship is.  Company culture is one critical piece to the puzzle.  The other is self-awareness.  One extreme example that we bring up is Zappos. Link:  Zappos paid employees at the end of orientation to quit as a way to ensure that only those who understood the role and company goals remained. 

Whether thinking through a major career decision or simply spending some time considering a good day or bad day in your current role, we suggest some steps to avoid making a rush to judgment.  

1. Observe and understand the organization, leaders and team where you entered the company
2. Don't overreact to a bad day. Allow for a meaningful sample size of good days and bad days.
3. Be honest and decisive once you determine what is best.
4. Bring a positive approach to everything.  Be part of the culture you want to enjoy. One final thought, learn, learn, learn.  We only go around once so make sure any company or role is helping you grow.

To reflect on these topics, Jeremy recommended Solitude & Leadership by William Deresiewicz for self-awareness.