Life after Fairfax: How I discovered the art of leaving
After her two decades at Fairfax ended, along with many others, in 2016, columnist Fiona Smith realised life outside of the newsroom was a lot sunnier than she’d expected.
It is coming up to two years since I separated – from a job that I loved. After 21 years with the one organisation, it lasted almost twice as long as the average marriage.
So, what is life like now? Pretty damn good, thanks for asking.
Like many happy divorcees, leaving my “job marriage” meant revisiting who I was before I bound myself to my employer, rediscovering the joy of doing things just because they give me pleasure.
Well, it’s good it worked for her.