The Transition

Throughout most of my career, I've relied on my extroverted communication skills to thrive in professional settings. My latest career journey, however, has been about honoring my true self and embracing my introverted nature. While this might not seem groundbreaking to everyone, I know at least one person will resonate with this.For years, I “turned it on” to go to work, keeping crowds calm, teams happy, and shifts running smoothly. But when I came home, I was too drained to spend quality time with friends and family. Discovering the concept of remote work has been transformative. I've realized that I can maintain productivity, inspire others, and achieve high standards while preserving my energy for my loved ones.Now, I can truly show up for the people around me and celebrate their moments. Transitioning to remote work has broken the cycle of living to work. It’s given me the opportunity to work so that I may live.If you’re finding yourself in a similar situation, consider exploring remote work options or other ways to align your career with your true self. Let’s connect and support each other in creating fulfilling, balanced lives.

kaitlingraham·Jul 29

Love this! As an introvert, being in the traditional office setting around people is draining. Finding a remote work routine has been transformative for me, too.

laurenmounce·Jul 29

Today work consisted of great productivity and even a dance party. Hope your Monday was productive!

kaitlingraham·Jul 30

That's great! My Monday was productive, too. I got my content ready for next month!

alexaplunk·Jul 29

I definitely relate to this, but I am unfortunately still going into the office. I am so exhausted by the time I get home I don't want to do anything but my usual routine of work out, make dinner, attempt to job search, then go to bed. I am hoping to make a career change (away from being a paralegal) into marketing, but I am finding that there are less and less fully remote roles available, and it is even more difficult when I am pivoting and feel like I am always at the bottom of the list of candidates. Is anyone else seeing the decline in fully remote offerings, or is it just me? I do look on remote only job posting websites, but they usually have more technical roles or high up roles like "Director" or "Lead Manager" that I know I won't get since I am switching roles, so I have not had much luck. I know that I would do so well and have so much more energy if I could work from home.

laurenmounce·Jul 29

Oh I totally get it!! I was given the opportunity to take the plunge as I was interviewing junior managers and found a balance with those that could be the right addition to my team to fill in my place. I took a job 1 day a week some where in person to keep cash flow moving even just a little. And have dedicated the rest of my time to searching. There's not space for the full time job search in this market with a full time job. People keep telling me to lean into my network, but I feel like my network was so heavily focused on in person careers that leaning in has been a real struggle.

MargaritaA·Aug 07

I hear you so much! My life got split into 2 halves: work from home during pandemic and return to office. I was so much productive and had so much energy when I had a chance to work from home. I'm not actively searching, but I mentor and coach many people and I see, yes, there is a decline in remote jobs. However, I always say: You need just one job at a time, so if only one fills all your needs, it's enough. Is there any option for you to do one step at a time? Maybe find another job in your field that is remote and give you some freedom to do a full transition? Maybe you can ask for a part-time at your current place? Or take a medical leave to recover? What could be next "good" (not "perfect") step for you?