In 2011, I had the unique opportunity to choose between taking the helm of our largest organization in a dense metropolitan area or ask for a demotion and be assigned to a rural area where we owned a farm, but had never lived there. We prayerfully chose the demotion and the farm. It was difficult for a while to accept the loss of status and watch a mentee take the big job. That soon passed and I knew I had made the right decision every time I hit that empty farm road in the morning or pulled back into the gate to see my hay field and the little house sitting under the trees on 72 acres.
I thought the career ego was six foot under, but recent promotions in the company had me doubting my decisions and thinking of getting back in the mix.
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I come here for sanity and to keep my perspective. The pull of money and career status is strong, so I depend on this site to remind me that it gets better. I'd like to hear from others who have turned down promotions to achieve lifestyle goals.
FIRE date is Q1 2017 at 551/2. And BTW, I'm about to ride my Suzuki Vstrom to Alaska and be home by July 4 (using 3 of 5 weeks vacation). It's 10k miles in 22days and tent camping! My arthritis can't wait.
I thought the career ego was six foot under, but recent promotions in the company had me doubting my decisions and thinking of getting back in the mix.
Just wanted to let ya'll know that I come here for sanity and to keep my perspective. The pull of money and career status is strong, so I depend on this site to remind me that it gets better. I'd like to hear from others who have turned down promotions to achieve lifestyle goals.
FIRE date is Q1 2017 at 551/2. And BTW, I'm about to ride my Suzuki Vstrom to Alaska and be home by July 4 (using 3 of 5 weeks vacation). It's 10k miles in 22days and tent camping! My arthritis can't wait.