Okay, so you're sitting in that meeting where your manager is banging on about "the exciting vision for Q4" and you're just... staring into space thinking "this is cute for you guys, but I don't plan to be here for that."

Yeah. We need to talk.

Look, I'm not your manager, I'm not your therapist—but if you're in a work situation where you know you should've left yesterday, this episode is for you. And it had to be one of the first episodes of season 6 because we're in October, which means you've got about six weeks before hiring freezes until January. So if you're going to make a move, it's now or never.

Real talk: Nobody's going to change your career for you. Even if you work with me, YOU'RE the one making the change. So dust yourself off and let's get you out of there—properly.