Looking for some advise from you wise people. I stay in a small town which is dominated by one industry - one which doesn’t interest me at all. All my audit clients are in this space, were I to leave I’d also be joining them. There is no “pull” factor to leaving my current job. However, I feel like there is a “push” factor as I’m not enjoying my current role as audit manager, partly down to demanding clients and an unmanageable amount of work to get through. Anyone else been in this position?

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I was in the same boat and left as a M2. I didn’t care much about any specific industry but focused more on WLB and benefits (PTO, 401k match, parental leaves etc.). Been at my new job for couple months now, no regrets so far.

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I’d reflect on what about that industry is not appealing to you. If it is an issue around values, that is tough to get over. If it around not finding it to be ‘interesting’ in general, I’d reframe your perspective to what you DO find interesting. A couple examples - If you find yourself interested in strategy, but you don’t think there is much strategic movement in this industry, I would think about roles at organizations that do focus on strategy (could be forecasting, could be supply chain planning etc). Rethink why you aren’t interested, and see if you can find alignment.

If moving could be a possibility in the future, you might ask to get staffed on a client outside your home office to gain experience in another industry.

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