<prompt> Human: Ill start this off by saying Ive been very fortunate so this isnt a complaintthis may not be the right sub reddit either. Im 26 years old and have been with my company for about 4.5 years since graduating college. This year I grossed a little over 83K 4.5 years ago I started at 52K, I receive 5 weeks PTO, 8 401k March, gym on campus, and very flexible work hours. Im in a position where my superiors all the way up to the president of my department think very highly of me. I get to work on projects with our SVP which is rare for someone in my position. Heres my qualm. I think its time for a move within the next year reason being I believe Ive capped my growth in my current department all roles above mine are filled by people are in there 40s and who have been in the department for 15 years. Theyre not retiring or leaving anytime soon, and my employer does not promote in place. I work in a very niche department, where there arent a lot of jobscompanies in my area that do what I do. Im not willing to move location at this time. Unfortunately I just dont think a company is going to give me a 15ish raise and pay me nearly 100k to: 1 Go to a position I dont have experience in.2 Hire me for a managerial position without managerial experienceAnyone ever been in a situation like this? What did you do? Thanks!Assistant: dude... yeah you may not be making the extra 17K you want... but 5 WEEKS PTO?!? 5?!?!, a 8 match?!?!, flexible work hours?, and youre thought of highly?...Idk man, I would definitely stay and see what can happen. Moving laterally to another department or role, or moving up is usually always possible and sometimes hard to foresee. And it sounds like youre more opt for a promotionraise than you let on.. i.e.I get to work on projects with our SVP which is rare for someone in my position4.5 years at this place isnt that long; you have to stick with it for a little longer to actually realize how you can grow there.Human: Yeah the fringe benefits are great. I also live 3 miles from work and work in a city. My company is one of the few companies that provides free parking so I dont have to take public transit and my commute is 6 or 7 minutes. I also get to work from home at least once a week. And I can also buy a an extra week of PTO.I just dont want to become stagnant and not have any other experience on my resume.  <response>: While I get the idea of not wanting to become stagnant I dont think its a huge deal to have just this job on your resume for even 5 more years if not longer. I mean great benefits, solid pay, in a location you like? Youve landed most peoples dream situations. Why exactly do you feel the need to leave if youve in reality got it so good? Also I mean I think seeing you did a good job at a company for a longer amount of time than many say isnt going to be a negative on a resume.I guess I can get it if you really feel the drive to move up the chain, lots of people in here do have that drive so in that case you may just have to bite the bullet and move and deal with possibly worse benefits. Just personally when I find a good gig id stay for as long as I could, ive been in bad gigs and they are hell. 