1) You're a role model of 'The Squiggly Career'- a book by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis that i recommend to all my clients. I wonder if you could contact them directly and discuss opportunities, writing, and supporting their new book launch in February 2026 https://www.amazingif.com/contact/
2 reasons this could be interesting a) find a role that suits but also b) are they hiring, and looking for someone with your skills?
"Flexa is founded by Molly, Maurice and Tim. They discovered a severe lack of information and transparency in the hiring process after Molly was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which led to her needing more flexibility whilst she works."
Thank you so much for this thoughtful response. I wasn't familiar with either of these and am excited to look further. The founders of Flexa sound like they're exactly aligned with my own life's work. Appreciate you!!
You're welcome, Kathryn. I hope these help. When you read more about 'Squiggly Career' I think you'll find you did what the authors are suggesting ahead of their time ;-)
I look forward to it! At a glance it reminds me a little of some of the work by Barbara Sher (Refuse to Choose!) which I loved. Thanks again for the support. A little goes a long way right now.
Also struggling to find a job, as we discussed before, but based on this post realise I also have 20 years of experience and many of the same skills as you. Has there been a shift in demand for this type of skill set in favour of others? I do think the non linear career that we both have fares less well in a job search engine or AI screening which is a new challenge…
I think in general the way job boards are set up these days it makes it so much easier for SOOOO many people to apply to each job and then they all have to get filtered through and I, personally, get filtered out a lot.
Also, I have noticed that there are a lot of jobs that look real and turn out to be scammy. I did a few AI interviews before I realized these were never for real jobs as advertised but instead to train the AI system. And I had one bait-and-switch interview with the real human founders who were actually basically trying to get a ton of signups to their app to increase their visibility to funders, never really offering the job they advertised. I feel pretty savvy about this kind of stuff and still got duped.
It's a different system. But I suppose this just means that I have to find a different approach. Tough though.
I don't know if you would be interested in this, but I think something similar may work: https://read.lukeburgis.com/p/friday-catch-upim-hiring?r=fjyz7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
At a glance this looks great. I’ll dig in further. Thank you!!
I hope you find the great job that your skills and experience deserve.
Thank you <3
2 thoughts, Kathryn:
1) You're a role model of 'The Squiggly Career'- a book by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis that i recommend to all my clients. I wonder if you could contact them directly and discuss opportunities, writing, and supporting their new book launch in February 2026 https://www.amazingif.com/contact/
2) Do you know 'Flexa' https://flexa.careers/jobs/categories/us I recommend this site a lot. You can read about Molly's story here https://flexa.careers/about-us
2 reasons this could be interesting a) find a role that suits but also b) are they hiring, and looking for someone with your skills?
"Flexa is founded by Molly, Maurice and Tim. They discovered a severe lack of information and transparency in the hiring process after Molly was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, which led to her needing more flexibility whilst she works."
Thank you so much for this thoughtful response. I wasn't familiar with either of these and am excited to look further. The founders of Flexa sound like they're exactly aligned with my own life's work. Appreciate you!!
You're welcome, Kathryn. I hope these help. When you read more about 'Squiggly Career' I think you'll find you did what the authors are suggesting ahead of their time ;-)
I look forward to it! At a glance it reminds me a little of some of the work by Barbara Sher (Refuse to Choose!) which I loved. Thanks again for the support. A little goes a long way right now.
Also struggling to find a job, as we discussed before, but based on this post realise I also have 20 years of experience and many of the same skills as you. Has there been a shift in demand for this type of skill set in favour of others? I do think the non linear career that we both have fares less well in a job search engine or AI screening which is a new challenge…
I think in general the way job boards are set up these days it makes it so much easier for SOOOO many people to apply to each job and then they all have to get filtered through and I, personally, get filtered out a lot.
Also, I have noticed that there are a lot of jobs that look real and turn out to be scammy. I did a few AI interviews before I realized these were never for real jobs as advertised but instead to train the AI system. And I had one bait-and-switch interview with the real human founders who were actually basically trying to get a ton of signups to their app to increase their visibility to funders, never really offering the job they advertised. I feel pretty savvy about this kind of stuff and still got duped.
It's a different system. But I suppose this just means that I have to find a different approach. Tough though.
How are you feeling about it all?