I’ve been working in corporate marketing for several years and have steadily progressed into management. On paper, my career is going well. I’ve received promotions, increased my salary, and taken on more responsibility.

The problem is that I’m completely burned out, and it has very little to do with the actual work.

My company has undergone significant restructuring, with layoffs and departures resulting in increasingly large workloads being distributed among fewer employees. Responsibilities that previously belonged to multiple people are now being consolidated into individual roles, and the expectations haven’t really adjusted to reflect that.

On top of everything, the company is pushing a return-to-office mandate that would require me to relocate. It’s becoming difficult to justify uprooting my life for a job that’s already taking a toll on my mental well-being.

Recently, I came across an opportunity managing a small outdoor recreation business.…