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[quote=Anonymous]I’m ready to leave my nonprofit job where I’ve been for the past nine years. My feelings are beginning to show and I’m afraid if I stay much longer, my relationship with my boss will become strained. I’ve been promoted three times and now that I’ve reached the VP level, I’m ready for something new in an adjacent industry. There’s no room to grow in my current role, I dislike 60% of the work I’m doing, and I’m underpaid. But I have ultimate flexibility and I like my boss and coworkers.

I know I’m not performing to the best of my ability and my confidence and ego are suffering because of it. I need to preserve my relationship with my boss because she’s my best reference for new jobs. But it feels like a betrayal to look actively for a new job while I’m half-assing my current one, and I certainly can’t use my current boss as a reference while I’m looking.

I’m considering resigning to allow my boss to hire someone else, which would free me to network actively with her blessing. I could propose keeping some responsibilities as a consultant if that helps with the transition. My husband thinks this is a crazy idea and I’ll be stressed and miserable without a job. But I’m stressed and miserable now.

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