This really resonates with me and I think about it often. I’ve also been yearning for a job where I can be more mobile. During my early years in the apparel industry, I was on the bottom rung and all of the work I did required me to be on my feet. When I moved into corporate fashion, I was the errand girl, running to the lab to check submits, running to the grading office to drop off a garment. The more I advanced, the more sedentary I became. Then I made a pivot, finishing my virtual sustainable management masters and focusing on sustainable fashion (data and reporting heavy work), three of the most physically unhealthy and sedentary years of my life! Since January, I’ve been working part time for a non-profit while I look for/create my next role. During this time I’ve been doing a lot of landscaping and renovation for my real estate side-hustle and the physical mixed with the mental has been the best balance I’ve had in a long time.
I feel like my career has been a case study to validate what you wrote about. I can’t speak for anyone else but I am more grounded and have better mental and physical health when I can have both things.
This really resonates with me and I think about it often. I’ve also been yearning for a job where I can be more mobile. During my early years in the apparel industry, I was on the bottom rung and all of the work I did required me to be on my feet. When I moved into corporate fashion, I was the errand girl, running to the lab to check submits, running to the grading office to drop off a garment. The more I advanced, the more sedentary I became. Then I made a pivot, finishing my virtual sustainable management masters and focusing on sustainable fashion (data and reporting heavy work), three of the most physically unhealthy and sedentary years of my life! Since January, I’ve been working part time for a non-profit while I look for/create my next role. During this time I’ve been doing a lot of landscaping and renovation for my real estate side-hustle and the physical mixed with the mental has been the best balance I’ve had in a long time.
I feel like my career has been a case study to validate what you wrote about. I can’t speak for anyone else but I am more grounded and have better mental and physical health when I can have both things.
Thank you so much for sharing- that is really interesting. I think we will see more of this!