Anyone ever leave accounting, try something new… and absolutely hate it? I finally escaped public, pivoted into a more “creative” finance-adjacent role, and for the first few months I told myself I just needed time to adjust. Now I’m realizing this job isn’t it either. Different problems, same knot in my stomach. I feel embarrassed. Is it normal to boomerang between pivots before you actually land somewhere that fits? Or did I just make things worse by leaving in the first place?

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I pivoted twice before landing somewhere that felt right. Each role taught me something important about what I didn’t want. It’s uncomfortable, but it’s part of recalibrating.

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