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"I Quit and I Feel So Guilty About It!'

Once you address your shame, setting healthy boundaries becomes second nature.

Heather Havrilesky
Jul 25, 2022
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Canyon Country, White and Brown Cliffs (1965) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

I recently resigned from my job to take something better paid and with better benefits in the same industry, and my boss didn't take it well.

I work in a female-dominated industry, one which is poorly paid and emotionally fraught. Career advancement tends to rely on either securi…

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