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“By Saturday evening I'd already be dreading my return to work on Monday.”

From Research to Food

“What had I made in the last decade of my career? Did any of it still even exist?”

From Tech to Children's Books (Plus Post-shift Update)

“I went into work every day to perform a role that was written for someone else.”

From Criminal Law to Ceramics (Plus Post-shift Update)

“I battled the worst case of imposter syndrome I've ever experienced.”

From Healthcare to Data

“I was at the end of my tether. I knew I couldn't carry on Googling for answers.”

From Technical Writing to UX Design

“Everything about my job screamed 'This isn't me!'”

From Office to Outdoors

“I wanted to make a difference. But all I was doing was making rich companies richer.”

From Marketing to Portfolio Career

“My gut was screaming at me, ‘You have to do this.’”

From Nursing to Own Charity

“I was on holiday, and I had this overwhelming fear of returning home to my life as it was.”

From Aerospace Engineer to Investment Director

“I know that any sleepless night, any moment of stress and struggle, is for something I truly believe in.”

From IT to Food

We found 333 stories

“I felt trapped by the lifestyle I'd built.”

From Engineer to Chef (Plus Post-shift Update)

“I wanted to do more to help people. It felt like a calling I couldn't ignore.”

From Physio to Charity

“It was miserable. I knew there had to be a better way.”

From Software Trainer to Digital Nomad (Plus Post-Shift Update)

“I didn't feel a 'calling', and I wasn't passionate about the work.”

From PR to Nutrition

“I was feeling out of place, and lacking freedom.”

From the EU to Digital Marketing

“I didn't enjoy document-driven work or working in an office.”

From Law to Pilates

“I constantly felt that I was letting both my employers and my children down.”

From General Manager to Business Owner

“I was expected to work 12 hours a day, and to drop everything when the business required my attention.”

From Retail Buying to Toy Company

“I wanted the freedom to choose where, when and how I worked, as well as whom I worked with.”

From the Music Industry to Own Business

“I decided then that I must do something or I would live the rest of my life as a fraud.”

From Market Research to Refugee Support

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