6.16.26 | 💼 Should you downgrade your career?

June 16, 2026

In even the most uncertain times, enjoy the quiet, calm rhythms of your life.

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Warmly,
AmyAnn Cadwell
& The Good Trade Team

We've queued up an hour of evening jazz for easy listening. 🎷

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"A career downgrade runs contrary to everything we traditionally accept about how to manage one’s career. Moving to a job with a lower pay grade or level of responsibility isn’t a transition only in the hands of your employer — it might be something you seek out within a company or as a shift to an entirely different role or industry, as was my case."

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​Read Why I’m Downgrading My Career Instead Of Optimizing It​

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🖼️ An art, not a science: This website gives you the weather report as a Rothko painting.

🏳️‍🌈 For your calendar: A full month of LGBTQ+ events, celebrations, and community pride across the US and the world. Find events in your area!

☀️ For our community: Our editor Courtney leads us in a custom meditation at each virtual event — and the latest is now available in our library.

👜 We're obsessed: Love Welcomes is a creative social enterprise that helps displaced women literally begin to stitch their lives back together by upcycling materials into beautiful, handmade home products that they sell all over the world. Their new Courage to Carry collection is live in honor of Refugee Week June 15th-21st.

💼 For job seekers: Whether it’s just to try something new for a season or you’re looking for a forever career Occupation Wild's job board features the best outdoor and adventure companies in the industry.

📝 A good question: What does your ideal evening routine look like? (I'll go first — a leisurely stroll, lit candles and a bubbly apertíf as I make a homecooked meal for my family, and the kids playing outside until sunset while I read my book on the patio. - Kate, Community Manager)

Our next virtual meet-up is on Tuesday, July 14th at 5:30 p.m. PST — join us for a guided meditation and community discussion based on the article: How To Find (And Curate) Your Personal Aesthetic. 💛

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One reader's treasured relationship: "A relationship I treasure in this season is my wonderful boyfriend. I’m trying to be an actor again and even though he’s not in that world he is so supportive and encouraging, he lovingly doesn’t let me give up - but I know he’d still be there if I really did want to. I couldn’t do it again without his support! He always reminds me that every emotion I feel is okay. In a world that can sometimes be scary to navigate as a woman, he reminds me that men can be good as well :)" Cheering you on, IF!

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