Saw a lot of my choices mirrored in your trajectory. I opted out 23 years ago (just before getting pregnant with my first) and have never regretted it. Learning to arbitrage the work title and kudos for other bennies is a mental trick that might be a good add to your list of things to consider. For those of us that are “driver drivers” letting go the A+ 5 star performance reviews and systematic measure of success like promotions can be hard (but totally worth it). Look forward to keeping up with your blog!
Thank you, Betsy! Good mention on the tradeoffs to be considered - letting go of the constantly changing goal posts of success / "making it" feels very freeing, but may not be for everyone ;)
Thank you - I so relate to this. After 20+ years in marketing in the tech sector myself, I've experienced that so often ... the "we want you to give everything" but "we'll lay you off in a second." I look forward to hearing more about your journey to fractional work.
Thank you! A big part of this for me was a shift in my mentality towards work as transactional, which I was able to embrace by becoming a fractional! In a future post I hope to share communities and resources I find valuable for creating a different ecosystem surrounding work <3
Saw a lot of my choices mirrored in your trajectory. I opted out 23 years ago (just before getting pregnant with my first) and have never regretted it. Learning to arbitrage the work title and kudos for other bennies is a mental trick that might be a good add to your list of things to consider. For those of us that are “driver drivers” letting go the A+ 5 star performance reviews and systematic measure of success like promotions can be hard (but totally worth it). Look forward to keeping up with your blog!
Thank you, Betsy! Good mention on the tradeoffs to be considered - letting go of the constantly changing goal posts of success / "making it" feels very freeing, but may not be for everyone ;)
Thank you - I so relate to this. After 20+ years in marketing in the tech sector myself, I've experienced that so often ... the "we want you to give everything" but "we'll lay you off in a second." I look forward to hearing more about your journey to fractional work.
Thank you! A big part of this for me was a shift in my mentality towards work as transactional, which I was able to embrace by becoming a fractional! In a future post I hope to share communities and resources I find valuable for creating a different ecosystem surrounding work <3