“I've been at my first job for exactly one year now and I'm genuinely struggling with whether to stay or go. My manager is a kind person — they're supportive in a general sense — but they never delegate any real projects to me. I spend most of my day on repetitive tasks that a junior intern could handle. I've tried to express that I want more responsibility, but the conversations never go anywhere concrete.

I'm 24, and I feel like I'm watching my peers at other companies grow at twice my pace. My skills aren't being challenged. On the other hand, the job is stable, the team culture is warm, and leaving after one year feels like giving up too soon.

Do I stay and push harder for a promotion or project ownership? Or do I trust my instincts that this environment won't ever give me what I need?”