I lead the design team now, and my days are stakeholders and timelines and keeping everyone happy. I was good at actually building the learning, at the quiet work of making something that finally makes a hard thing click for a person. Now I manage the people who do that, and I miss the making more than I expected to.
More people experience this than they realize.
You lead the team now and manage timelines instead of building the learning you loved.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.