I was working in a small firm. Just killing it. My billable hours were twice what my colleagues were doing. I asked my boss (who I didn’t have a great relationship with) “Where do I go from here? What’s my promotion path?” He said “the top of the company is full, if you want to go up, you’re going to have to go out” I was astounded. He’s telling his most lucrative employee to quit. But, boy was it the right thing for me. I’ve never looked back and I’ve acted on that advice twice since then to achieve more upward trajectory. Thanks Ben, I know you didn’t mean it in a positive way but it was just the advice I needed.