I finally got promoted to director and now I spend my days in meetings about budgets I do not care about while my actual work sits undone and I feel like a fraud in expensive clothes.
More people experience this than they realize.
Achieving external markers of progress can create internal dissonance when identity and role become misaligned.
“Where Are You with Money in your 30s and 40s — peak earning and spending?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.