I went from school principal to Anthropologie employee. The step down was exactly what I needed.
After 25 years in education, a principal quit without another job or partner to support her. She trusted herself to figure out what came next.
Renee Devore, an ex-school principal, is now working at Anthropologie. After 25 years in education, she decided to quit her job without a plan or financial support. Working at Anthropologie provided her with the space to discover her identity without the burden of her title. Devore's journey began when a woman recognized her from her previous life as a school principal and asked her why she was working in retail.
She told her she had given up education to pursue her next step. Devore grew up following her father's footsteps as a teacher and taught for 3 years before realizing it wasn't the right path for her. She then traveled to new places and eventually became an assistant principal in Los Angeles and later a principal. However, her job became increasingly exhausting, and she felt she wasn't the person the role required her to be.
In 2017, she went on a trip to Mexico and developed a panic attack upon returning. She took a month-long leave to figure out her next steps and eventually started working at Anthropologie.
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