Leave the department
At workEleven years in one building, and three resignation letters that were never sent.
Six decisions people made with me, written up with their permission.
Six decisions people reached in this room, written up with their permission and with the identifying details changed. I keep them here because the hardest part of deciding is believing that anyone ever has.
- All
- At work
- At home
- Starting again
Say no to the promotion
At workAn offer that everyone else was pleased about, and one person who was not.
Move back north
At homeA city she chose at twenty-three and a town she had been visiting since.
Live apart for a year
At homeTwo people, one posting abroad, and a decision neither of them wanted to make alone.
Go back to school at forty-four
Starting againFour years of study, a mortgage, and a teenager who had opinions about all of it.
Close the studio
Starting againNine years, two employees, and a business that had stopped being the point.