Working more than a year under pandemic conditions threw into sharp relief what Vicki Klaker wanted from her career\u2014and wasn\u2019t getting.<\/p>\n
At first, the marketing specialist and mother of five plowed through the long days of working from her home near Wichita, Kan., while overseeing her children\u2019s online learning.<\/p>\n
Soon, though, \u201cremote work was a double-edged sword,\u201d the 38-year-old says.<\/p>\n
Being more available to her family was gratifying and made her wonder whether another line of work would let her spend more time with them. In her corporate job at a fast-growing restaurant chain, working from home meant monitoring emails often into the evening, leaving her both depleted and unfulfilled.<\/p>\n
\u201cI realized, \u2018I\u2019m not being fulfilled because I\u2019m not helping people, and I don\u2019t want to waste any more time,\u2019 \u201d says Mrs. Klaker, who had always dreamed of becoming a teacher. This spring, she applied for a position at an area school district and, to her surprise, got it. As of last month, she teaches high-school students how to code and build websites, and isn\u2019t looking back. \u201cMy definition of success has changed,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cMy definition of success has changed.\u201d How women are re-evaluating what they want from work\u2014and life. https:\/\/t.co\/CIRzS8oIza<\/a><\/p>\n — Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) September 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n