Thanks for listening to my Call of the Day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11. Sally, welcome to the program.

Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you doing? Good. Thank you. How can I help? Well, I have a dilemma related to work. I run a social service agency

in, I've been here about, I don't know, 10 or 11 years. Everything's been going well, doing a really

good job, lots of accolades and all that. My husband passed way two years ago, got over that,

and, you know, and I'm continuing

on with my job, expecting to retire in five years until all of a sudden somebody local in the

community has decided they're very well connected, they donate to the entity that appoints my

board. They've decided that they would like to have me out and then someone

else or that person take my position. Ultimately, attorneys might work it all out, but I've

been incredibly stressed. So I have another job opportunity in another state in the same town

as my daughter, and I'm thinking about taking that.

And my dilemma is it's about 40% less pay, but it would be a job I could do, and I'd be

close to family, and I would have a severance if I left here, but I'm trying to decide,

am I giving up, you know, letting other people win? Is it better to take a job that's a step back in a career that's, you know, a lot less money and be close to family?

I'm not quite sure how to navigate that decision.

Well, getting close to family two years ago was not a high priority.

So I think what you're saying is you're trying to save your psyche, your ego, your existence.

I get that.

Are you in a state where people can just fire you at will, or do they have to have a reason?

Well, my board can fire me at will because it's a nonprofit.

And the problem is that's the angle they're taking, is they're slowly like replacing my board

with handpicked people with the intent of, you know, going in a different direction and getting

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