'My Job Is Making Me Sick and Miserable!'

You are at the center of a dysfunctional ecosystem.

Potential (1968) by Dorothea Tanning

This column originally ran on The Cut in 2018, when I was much more decisive about big career moves than I am now. But it’s easy to grow more cautious as you get older and have kids and aging parents — too many people depend on you and you don’t want to let them down! That’s probably why I found it refreshing to read …