Positive Review = Rethink Buyside?

Anybody with some years of experience with insight to share? Have been considering leaving my EB (Associate 1) for a buyside role and have gotten a lot of traction, but had a very positive review this year and am now rethinking that. I don’t hate my job, I even like it, but I think risk taking jobs would be more interesting.

Is it actually worth leaving for a marginal, possible improvement? I’m looking for somebody to convince me to stay...

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