Toward the end of Being Geek, you’ll find yourself back at the beginning—considering your next career move. This section of the book describes scenarios both positive and negative that might influence your next gig.

Bad performance review? Time to become a manager? The company is collapsing? Just plain bored? The urgency created by each of these scenarios varies, but understanding how they actually play out is an essential part of planning your next play.

Whether the need for change is pressing or not, these chapters are worth your time because you’ve chosen to work in an industry that will always move faster than you. Change is a constant, and that means you constantly need to consider what is next.