You can tell someone’s putting out feelers, but they need to do better than that. It’s this person’s turn to meet you more than halfway.
After telling people you weren’t into risky moves, you surprise everyone by pulling one anyway. What can you say? It’s a spur of the moment thing.
Bringing co-workers up to speed wastes too much time and energy. You’ll do better taking care of things yourself. You can fill them in along the way.
Is that sticking point really a deal breaker? Let it slide because it looks like you’ll still come out ahead.
The problem with being reliable is you can get taken for granted. Hint that you’re looking for a change of scene. A superior will give you incentive to stay.
A competitor may make for a better sounding board than a friend nowadays. This helps to improve your job performance because you’re not being coddled; you’re being challenged.
