I want to get out of project management but I feel stuck in this career b/c I feel like there’s no other job options to pivot to that will have a similar salary in my city 🙃

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I just started so curious why you want out?

It sounds like you are unhappy with your current company more than project management itself. Why don’t you try a PM role at another place and then see if you want to switch into another role after that? The things you are describing seem really company specific in my opinion.

If you're interested in exploring another PM role, I have an open spot I'm looking to fill.
If you're over project management, my advice would be to make a move to something else sooner rather than later. You don't have to try to make a go of it if it's not what you want to do.

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