The ONE Question That Keeps Every Sales Rep Up at Night
Have you ever been tempted to leave a job you love for a bigger title and paycheck—but something's holding you back?
In this listener-inspired episode, Lisa and Cindy dive deep into the age-old question: should I stay or should I go? From salary bumps and territory equity to timing, burnout, and future potential, they break down the practical, emotional, and professional elements that weigh into one of the most important decisions in any medical device sales career.
Whether you're at a crossroads now or preparing for the future, this honest conversation is full of grit, real talk, and expert advice.
Episode Chapter Markers
00:00 Introduction
02:36 The Med Device Dilemma
02:53 Personal Experiences and Emotional Reactions
05:59 Evaluating Your Current Job
07:09 Reasons to Stay
14:06 Reasons to Leave
25:21 Making the Decision
Must-Hear Insights and Key Moments
The Med Device Dilemma - A listener writes in with a classic question: should I stay loyal to the company I love or explore a higher-paying offer? Lisa and Cindy break down the emotional tension this causes.
Territory Equity & Timing - Cindy shares why your rep status and momentum matter when considering a jump—and why not all of it transfers with you.
Know What You’re Leaving - Lisa emphasizes hidden perks like stock options, car allowances, and internal promotions that often get overlooked in shiny new offers.
Mental and Physical Health Check - Lisa opens up about a pivotal decision she made when her stress levels started to impact her health and future family plans.
When You’re Undervalued or Coasting - From being overworked to being strung along with empty promises, the girls talk about the red flags that make it okay to go.
Lead with Both Heart and Head - Cindy and Lisa introduce the episode’s secret: the smartest decisions in your career are made when your head and heart are aligned.
Words of Wisdom: Standout Quotes from This Episode
“Your health comes first. Always.” – Cynthia Ficara
“A shiny new title doesn’t always mean a better life.” – Anneliese Rhodes
“Pros and cons lists aren’t just for middle school crushes—they’re for high-stakes decisions.” – Cynthia Ficara
“Don’t leave just because it’s hard—leave because it’s right.” – Anneliese Rhodes
“The grass isn’t always greener. Sometimes it just needs watering.” – Cynthia Ficara
“Women in this industry often feel like they have to say yes to every opportunity. You don’t.” – Anneliese Rhodes
“You’ve already built your rep. That doesn’t always transfer overnight.” – Cynthia Ficara
“This isn’t about running from discomfort. It’s about running toward the right future.” – Anneliese Rhodes
“Sometimes staying takes more courage than leaving.” – Cynthia Ficara
“Just because someone offers you more money doesn’t mean it’s your path.” – Anneliese Rhodes
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Anneliese Rhodes: Today you guys, we are answering one of your questions and we are so happy that you keep writing into us. Please keep that up. But today we're talking about the dilemma that everyone will face in their career at some point.
Cynthia Ficara: We are talking about that moment, the one where you have to decide, do I stay or do I go?
Anneliese Rhodes: Welcome everyone to another episode of Secrets and Medical Device Sales, brought to you by the Girls of Grit. Today guys, we are actually gonna talk about a post that someone wrote into Cindy and I on a DM and asked us a very specific question. And you know, this is a question I think we all face, so I'm gonna let Cindy just say hi, and then talk about the post.
Cynthia Ficara: Hey everybody. So from one of our listeners, thank you for writing in and this is what she said to us. Hi ladies. I am loving your podcast so much, and you guys always give the greatest advice on things, especially in med devices. I am currently in a crossroads in my job, and I don't know what to do. I have been with my company for five years now and I truly love what I do.
However, I received a call from a recruiter about a new position that just opened up, and a company that is highly respected. The salary and commission will be raised from where I am at currently, but my current company has been so wonderful to me. So I feel guilty about even entertaining this opportunity.
Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Anneliese Rhodes: Oh, Cindy, is this the true med device dilemma? I mean, I know you've, I know you've had this dilemma. I know I have had it multiple times and my decisions have been different every single time I entertain a new opportunity. And so today we're gonna talk about this, you guys, and we're just gonna do kind of a little coaching session here because I think it's important to remember that each of you are individuals.
You each have your own pathways, your own journeys, your own reasons for being a med device, what you wanna accomplish, and each of you have a different set of absolutes that you do want and that you don't want. Um, and I can talk, I'll talk and Cindy will talk about our personal, you know, experiences. I have one in mind that I absolutely can't wait to share with all of you guys because I think it will really resonate with most of you, if not all of you.
Um, but I'm so glad we're talking about this today, Cindy, because this is happening all the time. The truth is, let's be honest, it makes you feel really good, right? Like when somebody comes to you and says, Hey, I want you to come to work for our company, and I'm gonna give you this big raise, and I'm gonna give you this big title and all these things.
You guys, if you don't get excited and feel a little proud of yourself, I, I don't know who you are. Because that always makes me like, yeah, baby, you know, I'm wanted, I'm needed. So, um, it's true. It doesn't always mean you take the job. So we're gonna talk about that.
Cynthia Ficara: Because the big question is, should I stay or should I go now?
That's, uh, something you'd be singing. You know, it's so true, and, and you're right. It's, it is so flattering when you're in a job and somebody recognizes your work. Sees that you do a good job. There's, you need that. And you know, Lisa, what you just touched on made me think, you know, the majority of our listeners are women.
Yeah. And I'm just gonna throw out the reality of career and family. It's just life. It's not something we can change. Now there's many men. That have the same dilemma. I am just, uh, kind of weighing in stereotypically the percentage needs is higher on women, especially when we're the ones that actually carry babies when we physically have to birth them and take that time with them.
Um, so, you know, and it, I guess, so it really faces for all men and women, should I stay or should I go, what do I factor in, in making a decision to. Either stay where I'm happy and comfortable and could be fine, or do I grow my career And there's a lot of questions that weigh in. And so I think that that, um, we can just dive right into this because
Anneliese Rhodes: yeah.
Sure. Yeah. Well, and I was gonna say too, Cindy, you know, being a female in a male dominated space, when these opportunities arise, you as a female feel like you should take it, right? Like all the time. Well, there's pressure every single time because you're like, what if I don't get another chance? What if I'll never become a manager if I don't take this job?
What if I don't get into leadership or I can't make more money if I don't take this job? And those are really true emotional reactions to things. I know I've had them. Mm-hmm. Because already we feel like we are at a. You know, we're at the lower level of where we need to be because we're just females in a male dominated industry and men are moving up and doing things all the time, and it's hard to see it from a female's perspective.
So I think that already you feel that pressure to just take it. Um, and that's not what you need to feed into, even though I've done it in the past. Um. There are some things that you really should be doing, and so, um, I think we'll dive right in. Yes. So, you know, one of the things that I think can happen in a lot of jobs is when you're running on all cylinders and you're hitting your number and you've done it for a number of years, and you're kind of used to doing what you've always been doing, and it's just like, you know your schedule.
You know the doctors, you know your days, you know your products. You, you know, you're, you're doing great, right? And you're fine, and you're making good, good amount of money. But you're kind of bored and you see another rep out there that is just doing something that you're like, wow. I would love to get into the, I don't know, neuro space.
I don't know anything about it. I always see those docs walking down the halls and I wanna work with them. I think that that job would be amazing. That's one of the things that I think. Definitely happens, right? Boredom, you know, burn. Not necessarily burnout, but really boredom with the current job or just status quo is probably a better word.
Mm-hmm. Like you're just going along to get along.
Cynthia Ficara: Exactly. And you know, it's kind of like hitting this crossroads where we, we've all been in our career before and we want you to know you're not alone. We've been there. Lisa and I have done this for a long time, and there's so many different, oh my gosh, circumstances, which this could be hours long.
So let's just make this simple. We're gonna throw out maybe three reasons why you would stay somewhere. Let's kind of talk about some pros first. Okay, so let's kind of. Put your situation first. Think about where you are and what you're doing. Um, I do advise you to take out a pen and piece of paper and track along, and then we'll talk about maybe reasons to leave, but just to start.
Territory Equity and Timing Matter More Than You Think
And we're, we'll focus this on medical device. So number one, let's think about like your reputation and your, your territory equity. What I mean by equity is where it is what you've built. So think about, you said five years you've been here. So from the time you started, look at where your territory was.
Has it grown? Is it plateaued? Has it, have you actually lost business? So let's look at your territory status. Let's look at the job you're actually managing and the, and now put you into that. What have you made an impact in? Now think of your relationships. You know, do you have a really trusting relationship that you could call if you call on surgeons that immediately work with, is it a group of nurses?
Is it a certain hospital that you've really had so many N roads with? I. You really now almost have celebrity status. You know, you, they let you in, you get backdoor service. So that's a really thing. Something like that doesn't always transfer overnight. So look at your reputation, look at your territory, and now we're gonna start thinking maybe like a little note on the side.
This new opportunity would sum of that transfer. Maybe not. So that's number one. That's good point.
Anneliese Rhodes: That's a great point, Cindy. You're right, because it doesn't always transfer and especially. If you're moving into a new company with a new set of products and a new set of call points, you're gonna have to create that all over again.
Right. And it doesn't mean you can't because you did it already. If you have been successful in the company mm-hmm. That you've been with right now for this past five years, but that doesn't always transfer. You know, you could go from calling on cardiologists to calling on cardiothoracic surgeons in the OR versus the cath lab.
Well, that's a whole new staff. That's a whole new set of rules, whole new products. All of these things. So I think that was a great point. So another thing that I think is important that you need to look at, and again, write down is. Where are you in your job?
Cynthia Ficara: Mm-hmm. Like timing
Anneliese Rhodes: wise, like are you just about to land a massive new account or are you guys six months, or, you know, eight months away from gaining a new contract with a big buying group, um, that you're gonna be on contract with, which then opens up a ton of hospitals for you to call on with your current product of where you're at right now?
Um, you know, I think that is so important because if you are, and it's gonna set you up for the next couple years, you need to think about that. Are you gonna make more money with that, right? Mm-hmm. And would that make you happy when you're, where you're currently at and, and knowing that you're gonna have to start all over potentially with this new company?
The other thing in terms of timing is where are you in life, right? I mean, are you starting a family? Do you have toddlers at home? Are your kids graduated, grown, and moved off to college, and you can take this leap of faith because it's just you and your husband or you and your partner. Um, that is a super important thing you have to take into consideration.
And everybody's story's different.
Cynthia Ficara: Absolutely. And timing and momentum is so key, and I think you guys need to sit down and really think about this. Um, gosh, you, you reminded me of like momentum when I was like really working on something years ago. It's like, is this my right time to leave? I mean, and that's, that takes a lot of thought.
The choice is always gonna be yours. Um, but you know, really just put all the chips out on the table and life. Oh my goodness. I mean, you have to remember. We work. To live, not live to work. And I think that if you keep that in mind, this kind of helps with your decision. I remember I had worked in a certain job that I, that was fine and I liked it.
It wasn't my calling. It wasn't what I was always wanting to do, but my kids were in their teenage years and it worked for my life. I could be a great mom. I could do this job knowing that, okay, as I get a little older, then I started having the window of opportunity, excuse me, to look for. What I wanted to look for, so when you're looking at pros and cons, number one, your own reputation and your territory status.
Number two, your timing and momentum. And then number three, in your current role, what is this inside tract? Where is your potential? Are there gaps in what you're doing? Um, is there something launching right around the corner? What is the pipeline of where you stand? And sounds kind of silly, but it's like really something that.
That can really pull you in, I think the, the benefits of that. Um,
Anneliese Rhodes: yeah, absolutely. And, and what you're hitting at is something that only, you know, right. Only the people on the inside know about the pipeline, know about products that are coming around the corner. Um, you know, along with that I think are also like internal moves and promotions.
Is there, is there something that you know about that somebody's about to leave their position and you could potentially move into that position, make more money, get a different job title? Um, you know, places that you wanna go within the company that you're currently at. Um, you know, people move and change all the time.
Don’t Forget the Soft Benefits When Making a Move
Cindy, people decide to take other jobs or they decide to retire. Um, you know, so you have that inside track. You need to write that down on your pros list of where things are at. Um, and I think one of the last things to think about too, and this I think sometimes gets overlooked, Cindy and I will tell you.
When I made a move a long time ago, I actually didn't really think about this. And then as I was making the move, I realized, wow, I'm really leaving a lot on the table. And what I'm hinting around to are stock options. Mm-hmm. Um, pension plans, you know, a lot of companies don't have those anymore, but. Some, the older companies that you've been there for forever, they do.
And you have to leave all that on the table. That's a lot of money, right? So, you know, even health benefits. What are your current health benefits versus this new company's health benefits? Are they, are they worse? Are they better? Are they the same? Are some of these unspoken, soft. Like, what do you call those?
Soft sales? Soft. Soft. There we go. Soft. Well, they're soft. Thank you. Yeah, but it, you know, they're not to, it's like the hospital or soft cost, right? It's something that nobody really talks about. But you guys, you absolutely have to keep that in mind because it's either money left on the table or money you're gonna gain.
Um, yeah, you gotta make that decision.
Cynthia Ficara: You're exactly right. So you have to look at what is included in that dollar. So if you're saying this may be more money in a raise, is that just saying what the income is? But like Lisa said, what are your stocks? What are your benefits? Don't forget, many medical device companies have a car allowance or a company car, and think about that.
A company car, you're not paying the maintenance. You're not paying the insurance. You're not paying the like. That alone, I would say when you look at a company. Pretty much give or take, it's about a 10 grand a year benefit. So if they say, Hey, we're offering you this money, but maybe that company doesn't even offer a car, is it really more money?
So Lisa, you bring up an extremely important point about pros is understanding what that dollar actually includes. Great. Great points.
Anneliese Rhodes: Yes. Yeah. All. Lots of pros moving on. Yeah, lots of pros. Moving on to some cons, and I'm just gonna give you guys a story, um, personally that cons as
Cynthia Ficara: in like, reasons to leave, right?
Or switching right. Cons as in
When Loving the Job Isn’t Enough
Anneliese Rhodes: reasons to leave. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Um, that hit me. This was a long time ago. Um, but this is something that, you know, we all potentially can face. Um, so I was in a job that I did love, I loved a lot, but it was high stress. It was a lot of time away from the home. A lot of on-call time and I was early on in my medical device career, but also early on in my marriage and I wanted to start having a family.
And I was always stressed. I was always worried about the call. I was always worried about doing the right thing. I loved being needed. And at the same time, you know, just was overwhelmed a lot. And I think that my mental and physical health started to, I know it did, started to. Suffer because of the job.
And I, again, I loved the job. I love my doctors, I love my company. Everything was amazing except where I was at mentally and a little bit physically. And I was offered a new position in a new company doing something completely different than what I knew. And I was scared Cindy, because this was a high gamble for me to take it.
I think, and I talked over with my husband, and I think that's something you guys all need to do, is you talk with your partners, you make sure you're involving the people that are gonna be affected both monetarily as well as living in the home with you, um, about, you know, what you wanna do. And ultimately he said, you know, you need to make this decision.
You need to be okay with this, if you're gonna do this because you love your job. And I, boy, I tossed and turned over it. But you know, at the end of the day, Cindy, I ended up taking that job. And I will tell you it was a little stressful in the beginning, but. Quickly, I was able to adapt and really thrive, and I got pregnant and I ended up loving this job, and it was an amazing opportunity for me to have taken.
But that's just my story. That's not your story. And that may not be this, uh, listener's story, but I, and so I think it's important that we. Talk about this, you guys. This is a personal decision for each and every one of you. It does not mean that because I did it, you should do it, or because Cindy did it, you should do it.
You know, you need to really evaluate where you are in your job currently, mentally and physically.
Cynthia Ficara: I'm so glad you shared that, Lisa, because I have to believe there's many women out there that are overworked. In fact, I know a few of them who have such physical stress that they can't get pregnant. And the other thing, you know, you kind of said something that just made me think about this when your husband said, this is your choice.
So many times we don't even see how stressed we are. So many times we are so ingrained in what we are doing, driven by what we believe, and that's something you should be proud of. You should be proud that you care about what you do. And when you make a big decision, like the one that our reader wrote in, um, you need to step back and you need to let other people help see what you don't see about yourself.
And, you know, physical stress is something that in, in America. I know there are other countries that listen to us, but in the United States, we drive work sometimes too hard. If you go to Europe, they have siestas. They take their time, they understand the simple things in life. Maybe Americans need to learn more.
But, um, you know, it's the culture in which we work. It's what we know. Um, but in the end, this is our lives. This is our health. That comes first. So step back, weigh in on the others. Um, so I would say first and foremost when it comes to leaving a job. If your health is at risk, have people help evaluate that.
Thank you, Lisa, for sharing that story. Um, now to switch into another reason you may leave, let's think about just your growth within the company, within your territory. Um, if you're doing the same thing over and over again, do you feel stagnant? Maybe you're fine. We can all be complacent. Um, and you're happy.
But are you not challenged? Um, is there room for growth? I mean, one of the biggest things, and especially if you're early on in your career, um, is there a ceiling to where you are? Are you capped at what you can make? If you're so great at what you can do, do you have the ability to be even better? You know this, this podcast is a girls of grit, right?
We've got this grit. We want you to take simple things each day to be better and better become high performers and stay high performers. So that again, is a choice of yours. It's a situation within yourself. So I would say just think about your growth. Yeah, that would be one.
You Can’t Make a Leap Without Looking
Anneliese Rhodes: Yeah, absolutely. Um, and you know, I think another thing is, um, and, and I guess this is different, if it's the same product, then are you just comparing the products, you know, is their product better than your product?
I mean, do they have more opportunities with their products? Um, or, or are you, is the story better over there? You know, um, I would say this with any opportunity that comes your way, I think it's really important. And I know we're talking about cons, but I'm just giving advice here. I think it's really important that you talk to people that work for the new company, right?
I mean, everybody, very true. Everybody knows that you should do this, but sometimes if, unless you're told by somebody who's been doing this before, so I'm gonna just say it. You need to talk to both the, the sales reps as well as some of the managers in the company. You need to know exactly what you're getting into with this new company.
They may have amazing life altering products, but if it doesn't fit your, what your needs are and your plans for your future are, you need to know that upfront before you just jump off the high, high diving board and you're like, oh, this looks great. And you hit that cold water and you're like, holy crap, that's really cold.
This is. It's gonna be a lot tougher than I realized, even though I really wanted to do this job, even though the money was really great. So I think, um, I think that's really important. Sorry, I kind of went off the, uh, beaten path there, but like
Cynthia Ficara: No, you didn't. I feel like
Anneliese Rhodes: we, I wanna make sure people know that, you know, I.
I give advice all the time to people and I'm always like, call the people that work for the company. They are the people that are gonna tell you how it truly is. How many times have you gotten called Cindy for people that are interviewing for your job or a different company? Mm-hmm. And they're like, Hey, I need to know what you think.
And you're like, okay, great. I'm gonna tell you this is what we expect.
Cynthia Ficara: And that, that's so important when you get weigh in and, and that, that kind of helps. Now, be careful, I will say, because when you seek too many opinions, um, don't let it cloud your own judgment. Know your situation first. That's why we started with pros.
Know what the PRO is for your current job. Know what the pro is for your current future opportunity. Now start weighing in and, and this is where we're professionals, we can do this, um, not to emotionally get involved. And if you're too emotionally involved, have somebody help pull you out of that. Yeah.
Something I also think too is, um, if you realistically look at the role you're in, one reason to leave is are you undervalued and are you underpaid? Do not be afraid, especially as a woman to want more money. Ask for more money and, um, you know, there's no sense, and this is for men too. They're, they're in jobs where you may be taking on too many things.
And if, here's, here's a quick way to, to ask yourself, am I underpaid? Am I undervalued? Pull up what your job description is. Know what you do. Are you somebody that say you're in a region, does, whether it's your manager, maybe it's like the leader of a group ask you to do some extra things. Maybe you are so talented, maybe you're a trainer, maybe you wanna go onto more, but are you been giving multiple extra projects that you look at?
If there's. 40 hours in a work week, which we all wish there were, what percent of time are you doing what you were hired for and what percent of time are you doing extra? Which is always good, but is it too much extra? Yeah. And if, if that percentage is outweighed, then you're underpaid, you're undervalued.
Could you go to a job? Maybe this new opportunity is, Hey, look, in those 40 hours you're gonna be doing. All those three things you're asked to do above and beyond. But now look, your money is that much more. And again, look at what all that cost is. 'cause not all money is just in dollars. What is your value, your stock room for growth?
Because, um, that, that's just something to kind of weigh in. It's, it that, that's not very well defined. But one thing I want you to be aware of, if, if you're looking to leave, um. Are you being told next year we'll do this? Yes. Are you strung along? Yeah. You know, I know somebody who's like, we're gonna hire you for this, do this, and you watch them work as a dog and then they never do that.
That's something to, uh, look in the mirror and just know your track record, know where you are. You don't wanna be caught in that track because that truly is being underpaid and undervalued. Don't do
Anneliese Rhodes: that. Absolutely. And I was like, oh, ew. I've got like a quick story. I was just talking with somebody who is entertaining a new position and the reason why is because he's been a loyal, loyal rep for years and every year his commission gets cut, not bigger, gets cut, and he continues to do more and more sales.
Okay. Well, we see this happening in hospitals with physicians. You know, we see this hos happening obviously in any industry. So this isn't just specific to medical devices. This is a great con if you are working for a company that you continually get cut every year instead of making more money, and we see this a lot in distributorship.
Sometimes when they're struggling, they have to cut back, um, you know, cut back the pay. Mm-hmm. That is a definite con. I mean, especially if this new position is gonna give you. More money, but it's also big. Maybe a bigger safety net too. Maybe they don't operate the same way. Maybe you're going from a 10 99, I think it is, to a 10 40.
Is that right? Where you you have like where you work for like a major class? Yes. Distributor. Yes. Yeah, right, exactly. Like that's a different, a totally different life and maybe you've never experienced that. But I'll tell you what, it's pretty nice not having to worry about my taxes getting taken out and you know, all the other stuff, the 401k, like, I don't have to worry about any of that.
And a lot of people that I know that don't operate like that, they have to worry about that. Mm-hmm. So that's a definite con, at least in my eyes, right. If I were moving from a distributorship into a solid, uh, corporation, so. Um, all right. I think maybe the last thing, and we talked about this a little bit, is just coasting.
Are you just coasting? Mm-hmm. And you're just kind of going by to get by, and you do want something more in life, but yet you don't really know, and then all of a sudden the opportunity presents itself. Hey, that might be something that might be a con in terms of like, let's look to maybe take this new position.
Cynthia Ficara: Exactly, and you know, so, so we've kind of high level talked about maybe some good reasons to leave beginning. Number one, your personal health always, always, always comes first. So your health, but then also if you have stalled growth. Maybe there's a better product or a better story somewhere else if you're undervalue or underpaid.
And then the last reason is if you're coasting. But I also want to throw a caution out there. Please remember, the grass isn't always greener. You know, sometimes it's better just to. Mow the lawn in the backyard, fertilize it a little bit, water it a little bit, you know, sometimes maybe weather a storm and you may see it grow.
Um, and that, you know, it's, it's such a crossroads of a leap of faith, right? Um, it's, it's hard to think that if you don't leave now, you may not have the opportunities. You don't wanna burn any bridges. So here's what I will say. When it comes to looking at your pros, looking at your cons, it's not always easy.
You're gonna really have to look within yourself to ask what to decide and, and we'll go through a couple questions, I think, but one thing I do wanna say is know this, you're not alone and we're here. If you make a decision and. You think, oh no, that wasn't the right one. You're on a journey. That doesn't mean that you just made the worst decision in the world.
You wish you could go back. And on that note, small percentage of people do go back to the company they worked for. That happens a lot of times too. True. That's, we're all human. You're right. You know, so it's kind of fun. It's fluctuating, it's growing. So Lisa, let's, let's go through some cute few quick things that we can have our audience think about to summarize this up.
How do you decide.
Anneliese Rhodes: Well, so let's ask a few questions. Well, hope they made a list. Cindy, I hope they made a pro and con list. Right? I do that every single time. I write down my pros and my cons. You know, I'm say every single time, but in, in the past when I've been faced with difficult decisions of do I stay or do I go?
And you gotta really be true. And Cindy, we didn't even talk about what our secret was, so we probably should say that right now. Gosh, how could
Cynthia Ficara: we forget? Oh goodness. We're so excited.
The Secret to Knowing When to Go
Anneliese Rhodes: So I'm going, I'm going to just say it. Uh, you need to lead with both your heart and your head. This is not an all heart decision and this is not an all head decision because what we talked about today is both, you know, and again.
The real key here is everybody is walking a different. Story a different path. Every single person out there has somewhat of a different path than the next person, and each person has their own absolutes that they can and cannot accept. We're not here to tell you what they are, but that's on you. Those go in your pros and cons list.
Those should be infiltrated into when you're writing that down, well, I make this amount here and I make this amount here, but my mental health is here versus my mental health. There. The kind of things that are important that you have to take into consideration. I.
Cynthia Ficara: Exactly. A few questions for you to ask yourself, am I growing?
Am I proud of what I do, what I sell, and where I am? Do I trust leadership in the future for where this company's going in their pipeline? Am I suffering from a short-term frustration or just a long-term misalignment? And then maybe ask yourself, do I have a specific vision for what's next? Something just to kind of think about trust who you are.
You're head and your heart secret, and not just recruiters. They're in a job too and. You know, we touched on this, but I do wanna reiterate not chasing dollars until you really understand what that actually is. You know when you can look at chasing alignment and momentum, it is truly when you balance the head and the heart there, you will find your alignment.
That's the answer to your question of, should I stay or should I go? So I, I think there's a lot of, a lot of things I hope you guys took from this. I think this is a question that will continue in your entire career to resurface. So if you're thinking of leaving Call to action today is take out a piece of paper we want you to write.
The pros and cons and know the goal is not to run from discomfort, but it really is to run towards the right future. And I think that that's something that's really important. So write your pros and cons. Follow your head and your heart. Lean on those who they affect, and know this, Lisa and I are here for you.
Tune into our next episode that will help you with these deciding factors. As we know all of you have that inner grit and will be the high performer you are chosen to be.
