I put everything into my career, earning a director title and high salary. I was suddenly laid off and needed to change my view on work.

"I was making more money than I had ever imagined, an almost 35% increase from my previous position to director level. Plus, I was leading a diverse functional team in a market-leading company."

"I was scared. I was lost. I had given my freedom, autonomy, and time to a company and an industry that I thought loved me just the way I had loved it."

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