How do you think about staying within a company versus looking for opportunities outside? When do you know it's time to leave?
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Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category • 1y
I like 2 use 2 things to evaluate a job: I should either learn a lot, or earn a lot (or ideally both!).We try to always favor learning, but sometimes your familial situat...
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Nextiva Head of Product, Developer Ecosystem | Formerly VP Product at Localytics, Crayon, Redox, CoreStory • 1y
This is always a deeply personal decision, but over the years, I’ve found myself in scenarios where I stayed too long because I was comfortable. Here is my rubric for det...
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Chainguard Senior Director of Product Management • 3y
There are a couple of factors to consider here: Are you learning anything new in your current role? If not, would staying with the company, even if it is in a different ...
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Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • 3y
There are some absolutes, which may be self-evident, but I'll still mention them for the record: disrespect, discrimination, excessive stress, unreasonable and unhealthy ...
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Carta Sr. Director of Product Management | Formerly Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apple • 4y
To make this decision, I think of opportunity, ambitions, passion, and time: Opportunity - obviously there is a matter of compensation, but there is also an opportunity ...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
When considering whether to stay at a company or look for opportunities elsewhere, I always reflect on the reasons I joined the role initially and evaluate how these alig...
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Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn • 2y
As a general rule of thumb - always be on the lookout. Dedicate whatever time works for you: 1hr/week or 1 hr every other week in making connections outside, thinking abo...
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GitLab Group Manager, Product Management • 3y
The answer here is extremely nuanced and will vary from situation to situation. There's a phrase from Graham Weston that has stuck with me from my time at Rackspace: “Wh...
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What framework do you use when assessing a new opportunity at a different company?What should you do if your Manager is not helping you grow and you see little growth opportunities? Should you stay at the job and try to learn as much as possible or should you definitely leave the company and look for a new opportunity?