I went from school principal to Anthropologie employee. The step down was exactly what I needed.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Renee Devore . It has been edited for length and clarity.

In 2022, I was working in Anthropologie in the mall when a woman approached me, looking surprised, and asked me why I was working in retail. She recognized me from my previous life as the principal at her child’s school.

“I’m not a principal anymore,” I told her, smiling.

I had worked in education for 25 years before I decided to give it up to pursue what was next, not knowing what that next was.

I followed my dad’s footsteps

Growing up, my dad was a teacher. A there weren’t many other options I knew of when it came to the career I…

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