Deborah - you could hardly have a better outcome - boss already where you wanted to be and the team all excited. It'll be interesting to see how you head with the job share thoughts because it seems to me that you'll be doing days work in less than 5 full days. Glad that you have realized it was an answer to prayer

I have full confidence that if you do go down the job share path that you'd make it work for the person after your own experience.

BTW, has someone taken over your community meal program?

[and I'm sorry to bring up myself on your thread earlier, but in answer to your question, DH does all the school drop offs (DD12 takes the bus) and 2 pick ups. I do one, my MIL does one and my SIL does one. Takes an extended family to raise our family for sure. DH cooks 3-4 nights a week, including the nights we have people over. His work does have more flexibility, but he is putting in FT hours.]

Congratulations! Absolutely sounds like the right plan. A career in retail would mean weekends, holidays, plus eventual foot or leg issues from standing all day. And I agree with the other people who mentioned the physical aspect of lifting boxes etc. Maybe you could put more focus on your blog as a side fashion business?

The other thought I had is, when leaving Motto, if you want to leave on a good note, you could see if there are other ways you could work with the company that did not involve retail sales (maybe blog comes in here).

Congratulations, Deborah! I was late to this thread, but I'm super happy that you feel invigorated and re-inspired by your situation. It's the best possible outcome. As someone also mired in a frustrating job situation, your story gives me hope that better things are out there for us all. Applause for you!

Congratulations! And I love Denise's idea for the blog going forward...maybe there is a future in it!

Congratulations! It sounds like the situation has been worked out to everyone's satisfaction.

Congratulations! sounds like a perfect solution

Congratulations! I am inspired by how you have received guidance.

Nice! And quickly resolved (!!)

Sounds like a great situation, glad everything is working out!

Great news. Congratulations!

Again thanks for your wonderful wisdom and encouragement. Denise you are so on the money with your thoughts. I have been working with them on their social media (particularly developing an Instagram presence) so I will definitely be speaking to them about continuing that. And my blog is a fun outlet and hobby so I will definitely be looking at further developing that. xxx

I am just reading this now and following your decision process has been very uplifting. How wonderful to have those choices, that's such a great place to be. Also love hearing that you were honest with your boss about what you wanted and he had already planned to include those wishes. Glad you got a lot of great advice and made a decision that feels right for you. Praying for guidance is something that resonates with me too What a great story!!!

And thanks whoever recommended "Grit", that is definitely something I want to investigate