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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. A year ago I told my boss I was feeling the need for a change. I have 10 years left before I retire and I’m ready to move from fundraising to the other side - grant making and/or government. If I wait much longer, I won’t be able to move. She promoted me and gave me a bit more money, but I’m maxed out now in my mid-50s.

Meanwhile, I’m applying to government and foundation jobs and haven’t landed one yet. These are competitive jobs and I’m competing against all the other burnt out fundraisers who feel like I do following three years of pandemic madness. I haven’t leveraged my network because it feels inappropriate to approach a current funder to ask about a job while working at an organization they support. This has limited my network considerably.

I have a good relationship with my boss. She’s done what she can for me. But the needs of the organization have changed my job into something I don’t want to do anymore. I know she will be a good reference if I leave on good terms. But I feel my bad attitude is chipping away at this good will. My impatience is showing and I’m resisting the changes that are good for the organization because I don’t want to do this work anymore. I’m dead weight and I know it.

It’s important for me to feel like I’m making a meaningful contribution - like my work matters - but instead I feel like I’m holding the organization back. Maybe I just need therapy.

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