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.
Innovation isn’t worth it if others aren’t interested. You can push the envelope all you like but at the end of the day it’s still stationery.
Things aren’t coming together in the way you think they should. This might be the moment when you throw the pieces back in the puzzle box and start again.
It looks like you’ll be lifting that emotional embargo sooner rather than later. Someone who thought they could live without you is ready to yield.
