"Knowing she would be undergoing treatments and needed the help, I quit my job to become a manager at one of her four centers. We had previously discussed my future involvement in the company and eventual takeover as director, so while her diagnosis hastened this plan, I felt like I was making the right decision at the time. With this plan, I could help her out while also transitioning into a leadership role."
"Working at the day care was emotionally challenging after my mom died. Constant reminders of her, like staff who talked about her or incoming mail with her name on it, triggered my emotions nearly daily. Also challenging were the usual stressors of managing a large facility while navigating the dynamics with my mom's business partner to create a seamless handover plan."
"I had envisioned taking over with my mom's mentorship, but now I was doing it without her. I was 28 at the time and didn't know if I could commit long-term to this business, especially in the middle of my complex, overwhelming emotions. Between my grief, overwhelm with the job, and uncertainty about future management, I made a tough decision to quit and step away from the business just over a year after my mom died."
I quit my job in 2018 to manage one of four day care centers so my mother could undergo cancer treatment. She died in June 2019, about seven months after I started, which made the work emotionally fraught. Daily reminders—staff conversations and mail with her name—triggered grief while operational stress from managing a large facility added pressure. I had expected to take over the business with her mentorship but faced uncertainty about doing so alone at 28 and questioned long-term commitment. Between grief, overwhelm, and partner dynamics, I decided to quit and step away a little over a year after her death, choosing to embrace my own path.
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