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Continue doing your best at your work at your current job as you will need your employer for future references. At the same time, do your research as to what you want to do as well as what is on the market out there. Once you have identified your target companies/roles, start the recruiting process. The period from between when you start exploring other options and until you land an offer you like and want to accept is going to be stressful and the challenge is to manage your emotions and behavior in your interests. Politics exist largely because people who own the company and those who run the company are not the same. Owners want profits and efficiency and managers want titles and bonuses.