Invest in Growth: The Importance of Being Prepared for the Next Job

Say that one more time. Not enough people take the next job or do the next job before they get the next job. What do they try to do instead? They try to get the next job and get the pay before they’re actually capable of it. Uh huh. Which. Which, to be fair, is a terrible thing for you to do often. Why? Perfect example. I had a guy who came from operations and wanted to have a bigger job in marketing, and I gave him that opportunity. From a different company? From a same company. So he worked in this part of my business, wanted this part of my business, but wanted a bigger job with more pay. And I said, okay, you can go ahead and do it. But this has really big goals associated with it. So if you can’t hit those goals, you don’t get to stay at the company. Right? Or you’re getting demoted back to something else. Which I don’t really do. I don’t really demote. It’s either demote or you’re gone. Or figure it out. Exactly. Why don’t you demote? I have never had it work out. Well, after somebody takes a step back in a company, they’re kind of gone. They’re gone emotionally. Emotionally, mentally. It’s bad for them. It’s bad for the company. Yeah. It’s bad for morale.