Ashley Couto
- I was promoted in 2020 to chief operating officer at the startup The Living Lab.
- Burnout in my new role began to trigger my chronic anxiety, and I was crying at work weekly.
- After making sure a demotion was financially viable for me, I asked my bosses for one in February.
In 2018, I was the first hire at a real-estate-coaching company after leaving my job as head of public relations for an agency. By March 2020, I'd been promoted from a marketing coach to chief operating officer.
The pandemic was the start of my slow burnout journey. The company was already remote, but we still had challenges like everyone else.