What was the biggest corporate learning lesson/cautionary tale for you? What mistake do you avoid since then at all cost?

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When you think it’s time to leave, leave - even if it means a contract job or working at Starbucks.

Listen to that gut feeling that you need to get out. I stayed and now dealing with a form of pstd.

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Agree, I left healthcare & pivoted to corporate retail with WLB. Once I was at a better place I found out I had 40 fibroids due to a stressful toxic boss. I pivoted by way of freelance.

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Trust no one. Co-workers are rarely your friends.

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That you can change, fix, or alter culture from within. 9 times out of 10 you need 3rd party agency, full executive/leadership support, and a lot of time & money to undo dysfunction.

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That is exactly what I am saying - you cannot change from within. Mist companies hire outside transformation companies to realign corporations.

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If it feels shady it probably is. Always trust your gut.

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Any interview that's starts and emphasizes "culture" is going to punish you for trying to maintain a work/life balance.

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I’ve learned that you have to do what’s right for you, if you need a mental day take it, if you want to go on vacation and haven’t done so in a while take it. Don’t put the needs of a company above your own because they will lay you off without a second thought.

Find your balance.

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