What should I do if I’m passed over for a promotion?

You can take it as a sign to look for a new job or stay. Either way, you should ask a few questions.

Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions.

Q: What should I do if I’m passed over for a promotion?

A: The short answer to this is the same as that of many of the biggest workplace problems: 1. You can stay and learn to deal with it, or 2. You can decide you can’t live with it and look for another job.