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When career changes challenge social identity

I left my high-paying corporate job to become a teacher and my old friends now treat me like I have lost my mind and my new colleagues seem to think I am slumming it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Choosing purpose over prestige can leave us without a community that understands our values.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.