Laying in bed after yet another relapse, I’m moving towards accepting that my long covid is really going to be very long (and looks a lot like the ME/CFS my relative has). And that my Big Important Job as a senior manager for an INGO is no longer compatible with also having a life outside of work. We’re planning to relocate from London to my hometown in the next year or so, and I’m starting to look at changing jobs/career to something more manageable. But I’ve got no idea what I could do instead.
I'd ideally want something part time, desk-based, probably WFH or at least only in the office maybe 1-2 times per month. And flexible as I have a young family. I’m terrible at admin, hate working with the public and would really rather not line manage people. On the positive side, I’m creative, good at problem solving, a strategic thinker and comfortable juggling different things. I have some money set aside as I was hoping to do a masters but can use it if I need to retrain. I don’t need to earn megabucks but do need to work and ideally not just NMW, at least until the smallest DC start school (given childcare costs). Any thoughts very welcome, especially from people who have chronic fatigue and have found a good work-life/health balance.