From Finance to Wealth Management “I always felt guilty about the little time I had to spend with my family.”
From Designer to Studio Owner “Choosing to do my own thing on the back of a redundancy was terrifying.”
From Corporate Law to Own Business “After a while the 'prestige' of running deals worth hundreds of millions wears off.”
From Radiography to Skincare Business (Plus Post-shift Update) “I don't miss the red tape, and not being able to use my creative side.”
From Education to Law “My work misery was my last thought as I went to sleep and my first thought as I woke up.”
From Department Head to Freelance Consultant “I wanted to do more than just working ten hours a day and giving up weekends.”
From Advertising to Entrepreneurship “I felt that what I’d been doing was vapid. I wanted to do something real.”
From PR & Marketing to Furniture (Plus Post-Shift Update) “I wanted to market something that was tangible, something that I was passionate about, something I had created.”
From Teacher to Funeral Director “I was thinking about work all the time, even when I was at home with my family.”