Design for Life: If I can’t move up, should I quit my job?

If you feel stuck on the employment ladder, it’s worth thinking outside the box to progress

‘Too often, we obsess about the job we want, when in fact we need to think about the life we want’. Picture: Getty

Dear Expert,

I'd like some help in relation to my career. I'm in a job where I like the work and what I do day-to-day. But the problem is that I'm having trouble moving up through the ranks. I feel stuck. Management seems to like me, but we're too small a company to have big structures, so there aren't things like yearly pay reviews or obvious ways to jump up grades.

I've been at the ...