To be honest, I recently quit my job without having another lined up because I was feeling burnt out, uninspired, and stuck in a place with no growth. Reading your article really resonated with me—I’m glad to see someone going through a similar reflection. By the way, I also wrote about my own journey of letting go of the 9-to-5 and starting from zero: https://open.substack.com/pub/michellewu411/p/i-quit-my-perfect-job?r=p2205&utm_medium=ios
I really loved what you said about how a job doesn’t equal a career. Like many others, I used to keep switching jobs, always chasing something shinier, thinking that each job would shape my career. But actually, it should be the other way around: we decide what kind of career we want, set our goals, and then choose jobs that help us build the skills and experience needed to get there.
I don’t know how you do it but you always write about the themes that are on my head recently 😂 Absolutely loved this piece on chasing the dream job - and how exhausting it is to constantly pursue checking off all the marks for it to ‘feel’ right. I’ve been re-reading ‘A job to love’ which touches on similar frustrations and the need of approaching this matter as a ‘good enough’ job, if you wanna check it out! → https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/a-job-to-love/
To be honest, I recently quit my job without having another lined up because I was feeling burnt out, uninspired, and stuck in a place with no growth. Reading your article really resonated with me—I’m glad to see someone going through a similar reflection. By the way, I also wrote about my own journey of letting go of the 9-to-5 and starting from zero: https://open.substack.com/pub/michellewu411/p/i-quit-my-perfect-job?r=p2205&utm_medium=ios
I really loved what you said about how a job doesn’t equal a career. Like many others, I used to keep switching jobs, always chasing something shinier, thinking that each job would shape my career. But actually, it should be the other way around: we decide what kind of career we want, set our goals, and then choose jobs that help us build the skills and experience needed to get there.
Let’s keep this in mind as we move forward!✨
I don’t know how you do it but you always write about the themes that are on my head recently 😂 Absolutely loved this piece on chasing the dream job - and how exhausting it is to constantly pursue checking off all the marks for it to ‘feel’ right. I’ve been re-reading ‘A job to love’ which touches on similar frustrations and the need of approaching this matter as a ‘good enough’ job, if you wanna check it out! → https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/a-job-to-love/
Thanks for this piece! Read you soon, Maureen ✨