Thank you for sharing. I've worked in schools and it's SO rewarding... and SO emotionally draining. I found maintaining individual relationships with 20+ individual kids was lovely but exhausting. Not to mention taking their worries home with me. And for a neurodivergent brain, the level of social energy required to withstand the noise and demands of a classroom is sometimes overwhelming. I wonder if you felt the same way. However, I bet all the kids you supported think fondly of your charm, patience and nurturance. Additionally, I would also love to work in a library - for me it would be all the joy of helping people while still maintaining boundaries so I wouldn't burn out. I wish you well on your job search and finding peace! Take care! ♡
omg i relate so much 😭 i just finished my first year of teaching and was definitely feeling burnout creeping up on me! and i also privated all my videos but miss it as a creative outlet. still grappling with how much i am “allowed” to publicly post as someone who works with students… anyways wishing you the best of luck and am so glad youre back on youtube! 💖💖
Thank you for letting us in on a little bit of your world again Charlie! 💗 You are one of my safe creators, I rewatch your videos when I’m having a tough time. I have so much love for you and I forever wish you the best 🤗
since I read your substack piece about burnout I've been holding you in my heart and am so glad to be watching this video and seeing you take steps towards creative fulfillment and building a vision of your life that looks good to you. I'm also unemployed and have only made my pre-existing burnout (after grad school and a lot of grieving) worse by over-applying to jobs, so you talking about the strategy you and your therapist worked out really chimed with me. I hope you can find a lot of restorative rest and creativity this summer <3
Finding a new video from you while checking youtube made my day this morning and I was so excited and happy all day knowing I have a new vlog from char to watch! You and Sam make me smile! Love u so much❤❤❤
such a silly goofy lil vlog <33 (I love) happy to see whatever content you want to make! Do whatever feels right for you and I will gobble it up. Also I‘ve been wondering is oatmeal allowed in the garden or does he just stay inside? I can‘t wait to move in with my girlfriend and get looots of cats :) happy belated priiiideee!!
It's so nice to have you back, Charley! Quitting a job when you don't have something new lined up is a scary thing but it can lead to so many great opportunities! I left a job for mental health reasons and ended up somewhere I never expected to (and I enjoy it!) It's so nice to watch those little glimpses of your life. Thank you for sharing them! <3
Ohmygosh!! She is in for a rude awakening for pretty little liars 😂💗 I love seeing all of your lovely friends in your videos. They bring such a light!!
Thanks for sharing. The next chapter (job, life, etc.) will be better and while some things are uncertain right now, hopefully you'll land somewhere good!🌻Also, I feel you on hyperfocusing on tasks like that!
I'm so glad you're back! And congratulations on starting a new chapter and taking care of yourself to heal from burnout! I might take inspiration from you and try to step down to working part time for a while. I am hoping to go back to school next year, and the application process is pretty extensive. There's only so much one person can do each day, week, month, or year.
A l s o is that one of the 16oz Owala’s? I saw them at wholefoods once but the store wasn’t open so I couldn’t buy it but I want the yellow one so baddd they’re so cuteeee
aah, I just quit my job as well! While it isn’t my major in college, I was actually doing an education job for the 23-24 school year. It was fun but, I totally relate to the concept of “it was time to move on” and the burn out that comes with going all in. Either way, I wish you the best of luck with your job search and the rest of grad school - super glad to have you posting on RU-vid again! :-)
Going through a similar situation right now! Its sad and scary to leave your job without another one lined up. But we have to take care of ourselves first!! 💌 All the love in the world to you 💗🌸
I too loved my job - until I just didn't anymore - and I did end up quitting on the day a couple of weeks ago (which I could do as I was still waiting for a new contract), but I found that searching for a new job whilst still in my old one would mean having to greatly down-prioritize either hobbies or friends. I think if you're lucky to be in the position where you could go without steady income for a while that the burden of striving to always be in a job might be too big for what it's worth. Plus we should all be off to enjoy our summer at least for a while, so seems like it was the best time to quit. I wouldn't stress it 🍀🧸
can you do an apartment tour? or just show us a little bit around your new place? i understand you have a roommate and i dont want you to invade her privacy. id love to see some of the art or cute furniture you have around your place! i’m in the process of decorating my place right now
Congrats on quitting! I’ve been working at an elementary school as a prek co-teacher for 2 years and I want to quit so so bad. Been applying to other jobs but nothing has panned out yet and I’m dreading having to go back in the fall. I love the kids to death but I’m so burnt out, administration suckssss, we keep getting really challenging kids with zero support and the cherry on top is I don’t even make $30k/year. Trying to figure out how I’m gonna make it through another year and it hasn’t even started yet haha
I also got burnt out after my first year of teaching and I was able to find a wonderful job in non-profit, I'm excited for you to find your next journey and wishing you all the luck on your job search!
