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Career Comedown: What to do when work isn’t working for you
A personable guide on what to do when work isn't working for you.
You’ve spent years climbing the career ladder, snagging promotions and basking in the glow of well-deserved pay rises. On paper ( LinkedIn), everything seems great – enviable even. However, you can’t quite help but feel … underwhelmed? The go-getter energy that once propelled you out of bed has been replaced with burnout and now, beneath it all, you’re left ‘Is this really it?’
If this sounds familiar, then you may be experiencing ‘career comedown’. Thankfully, Stefanie Sword-Williams, award-winning founder and author of F*ck Being Humble, is here to help. Drawing upon Stefanie’s years of experience as a career expert, and hundreds of hours of interviews and research, this personable and relatable handbook offers a trove of practical advice on what to do when work isn’t working for you.
Exploring three distinct pathways – sticking with your current job but moulding it to suit you, twisting down a different path and reinventing yourself professionally, or tapping out from work being your identity altogether – Career Comedown is an engaging and essential guide to prioritising your needs in your working life.
So if you've ever asked yourself…
Am in the right career?Am going to feel stuck forever?How can I find better work life balance?How can I stop letting work take over?Can I reinvent myself and still be successful?
…then this book is the one for you.
Feel empowered to reflect on your values, take charge of your career journey and redefine success on your own terms.
You’ve spent years climbing the career ladder, snagging promotions and basking in the glow of well-deserved pay rises. On paper ( LinkedIn), everything seems great – enviable even. However, you can’t quite help but feel … underwhelmed? The go-getter energy that once propelled you out of bed has been replaced with burnout and now, beneath it all, you’re left ‘Is this really it?’
If this sounds familiar, then you may be experiencing ‘career comedown’. Thankfully, Stefanie Sword-Williams, award-winning founder and author of F*ck Being Humble, is here to help. Drawing upon Stefanie’s years of experience as a career expert, and hundreds of hours of interviews and research, this personable and relatable handbook offers a trove of practical advice on what to do when work isn’t working for you.
Exploring three distinct pathways – sticking with your current job but moulding it to suit you, twisting down a different path and reinventing yourself professionally, or tapping out from work being your identity altogether – Career Comedown is an engaging and essential guide to prioritising your needs in your working life.
So if you've ever asked yourself…
Am in the right career?Am going to feel stuck forever?How can I find better work life balance?How can I stop letting work take over?Can I reinvent myself and still be successful?
…then this book is the one for you.
Feel empowered to reflect on your values, take charge of your career journey and redefine success on your own terms.
252 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
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March 1, 2026
This book is amazing! Not just for anyone that is stuck in their career but it’s packed with research and insights to help anyone get the most of their current situation and provides such interesting reflection points too, whether you thought you needed it or not. Why I think is extremely clever is that at the very end is has summary action points for each of the three chapters by time period so it helps people who are stuck get to action in a very clear and concise way.
February 15, 2026
I liked how the book was packed with prompts for reflection to help you understand what you’re going through career-wise and help you find what you really want out of your life. It’s a book I’ll probably keep by my side as I keep reflecting.
February 18, 2026
It’s a fantastic book for those navigating a hard road professionally. It has helped me understand a lot of my behaviors and my relationship with my work. It’s a great self reflection tool.
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