"I grew up in a stifling conservative Midwestern community. In spite of that, I managed to escape, first to a mediocre liberal arts college and then, after making the most of my time there, to a top-tier doctoral program. Subsequently, I worked my way up from position to position in my field until I obtained my dream job leading a prestigious organization."
"During my time there I was able to lead this organization in new directions, making progress in addressing long-standing inequities not only there but in my discipline as a whole. Although I received a certain amount of criticism for this, I really felt like, on the whole, I was doing great things. I was truly living my best life. And then it all fell apart."
An individual rose from a conservative Midwestern upbringing through college and a top-tier doctoral program to lead a prestigious organization. In that leadership role the individual advanced equity reforms within the organization and the discipline, despite some criticism. Emotional political comments on social media after an election led the employer to force the individual to leave, with the departure framed as mutual. The individual now works part time in unrelated, lower-status work and seeks guidance on whether and how to regain a comparable leadership position or accept that the prior career chapter is over.
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