You did everything you were supposed to do. The grades, the degree, the title, the raise. And you still pull into the parking lot some mornings with a knot in your stomach. I Hate My Job! Now What? is the podcast for high-achieving women who did everything right and still feel like something's off. Every episode, I get honest about what's going on, help you name what you actually want, then figure out how to go build it. A bold pivot, a role that doesn't exist yet, or a business of your own. I'm Sarah Decker. I blew up the script to build work I love, and now I help other women do the same.
How to Find Your Niche as a Service Provider: Know Your Strengths, Know What Clients Need, Say No to the Rest
Business coach Sarah Decker guides service providers on identifying their niche by understanding their strengths and client needs, an interview episode.
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Know It’s Time to Quit Your Job and Start a Business: 4 Signs
Host Sarah Decker shares four signs that signal it's time to quit your job and start a business, offering insights into recognizing opportunities and leveraging your strengths.
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
September Is the Real New Year: How to Reset a Job You Don't Love
Host Sarah Decker explores why September is the true new year for resetting a job you dislike, offering insights to navigate this crucial transition.
27 Feb 2026
Burnout at Work: Why You Don’t Need to Work Harder to Matter More
Burnout at work is affecting more professionals than ever, especially Gen Z and millennials who care deeply about their jobs but feel constantly overwhelmed and exhausted. In this episode of I Hate My Job! Now What?, Sarah explains why burnout isn’t a motivation problem and why working harderwon’t make you more valuable.
Instead, she challenges the culture of urgency, overwork, and constant responsiveness, and invites you to shift from measuring success by volume to measuring it by impact. Through real client patterns, research, and career stories, Sarah explores how burnout often shows up when capable people areoperating below their strategic level.
If you’re burned out, frustrated, or stuck in a cycle of doing more but feeling less effective, this episode offers a calmer, more sustainable way to think about work—and practical reflection questions to help you work differently.
Reflection Questions:
Is this a moment for full effort—or is good enough actually appropriate here?Before I say yes, what problem am I really being asked to solve?Who else should be involved to increase the impact of this work?If I’m irritated by this task, is it a signal that I need to reframe how I’m approaching it?
Resources & Links:
Learn more about coaching at: sarahdecker.com (www.sarahdecker.com)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)· Share this episode with your work bestie!
Chapters:
00:00 Understanding Burnout in Today's Workforce
03:01 Redefining Value and Impact at Work
06:50 The Toxicity of Performative Busyness
09:22 The Importance of Relationships in Career Success
15:00 Shifting from Effort to Impact
12 Feb 2026
Checking In on Your Relationship With Your Career- A Quiz!
What if you evaluated your career the same way you evaluate your relationships?
In this Valentine’s-themed episode, I invite you to take a simple four-question “quiz” to check in on your relationship with your work. We explore four common career patterns—including outgrowing a role, working in an unbalanced dynamic, going through the motions, and the on-again, off-again relationship so many people recognize.
This isn’t a “quit your job” episode—it’s an honest, compassionate check-in designed to help you notice patterns, feel less alone, and reflect on what you want next, at your own pace.
Quiz:1. How stretched do I feel in my current role — intellectually, creatively, or professionally?
2. How trusted do I feel where I work?
3. How energized do I feel by my work most days?
4. How often does the question, ‘Is this still right?’ come up for me?
Resources & Links:
Learn more about coaching at: sarahdecker.com (www.sarahdecker.com)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
Share this episode with your work bestie!
11 Dec 2025
If I Were Your Career Coach: 5 Things to Focus on for the Rest of 2025
Feeling pulled in a million directions as the year ends? In this episode, Sarah invites you into the passenger seat of her SUV for five grounding, deeply human reminders that will help you release what’s draining you, honor what you truly need, and walk into 2026 with more clarity, peace, and self-trust.
Reflection Prompts:
What do you not want to do anymore — and how do you know?
What feels forced in your life right now?
What makes your body tighten, hold its breath, or feel drained?
Where in your life are you tolerating something that has already ended?
What are you carrying out of habit that you no longer want to bring into the new year?
Where can you choose meaning over obligation this season?
Resources & Links:
Learn more about coaching at sarahdecker.com (https://www.sarahdecker.com/)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
Share this episode with your work bestie 💛
Chapters:
00:00 The Busy Parent's Productivity Secret
02:18 Grounding in Overwhelming Times
05:11 Identifying What You Don't Want
08:41 The Power of Peace and Productivity
11:09 Recognizing Burnout and Moving On
14:57 Letting Go to Make Space
18:23 Choosing Presence Over Performance
19:41 Summary
27 Nov 2025
Resumes: What Actually Gets You Into the Yes Pile
In this episode, career coach and hiring manager Sarah Decker opens the lid on what really happens when someone scrolls your resume over lunch — and what moves you into the yes, no, or maybe pile.
Homework: Begin your Master Resume
1. Word Document: Header
First and Last Name
Email address, Phone Number, City State
2. Professional Summary
3. Recent Work Experience
Job Title
Employer
Accomplishments, Experience, Impact
(Repeat for all Jobs)
4. Education
5. Skills and Certifications
Resources & Links:
Learn more about coaching at sarahdecker.com (https://www.sarahdecker.com/)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
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Chapters:
00:00 A Day in the Life: Balancing Work and Family
02:52 The Importance of a Strong Resume
06:00 Sorting Resumes: Yes, No, and Maybe Piles
09:06 Crafting the Perfect Resume: Key Elements
11:55 Navigating Job Applications: Strategies for Success
15:07 Understanding ATS: Making Your Resume Stand Out
18:12 The Power of Language: Framing Your Experience
21:04 Encouragement for Women: Apply for the Job
23:55 Creating Your Master Resume: A Living Document
27:04 Final Thoughts: The Resume as a Door Opener
21 Nov 2025
When Chaos Becomes a Calling: The Story Behind Advance Professional Coaching
In this episode, I share the very real, very messy story of how Advance Professional Coaching was born in the middle of early-pandemic chaos. It’s a reminder that sometimes your calling arrives in the most overwhelming seasons of your life.
Reflection Prompts:
1. Where are you feeling a spark or pull... even in the middle of your fully, messy life?
2. Who has already reflected a skill, talent, or gift back to you that you're not using yet?
3. What is one tiny step toward a shift you could take without blowing up your whole life?
Resources & Links:
Learn more about coaching at sarahdecker.com (https://www.sarahdecker.com/)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
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Chapters:
00:00 Navigating Life During the Pandemic
03:15 The Unexpected Opportunity
05:34 Building a Coaching Business
08:33 Embracing the Working Mom Identity
10:58 Finding Time for Growth
13:12 The Birth of Advanced Professional Coaching
15:28 Reflection and Moving Forward
16:57 Notes to Past Self
13 Nov 2025
The Breaking Point: My ‘I Hate My Job’ Story
In this episode, career coach Sarah Decker shares thetrue story of her own “I hate my job” moment, the quiet breaking point that changed everything, and what it really looks like to outgrow a job and start over.
Reflection Prompts
1. What did you first whisper, "I hate my job" (even quietly to yourself)?
2. What might that feeling be trying to tell you?
3. If it's not failure, what might it be opening space for?
Resources & Links
Learn more about coaching and support at sarahdecker.com (https://www.sarahdecker.com/)
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
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Chapters
00:00 The Defining Moment of Change
09:14 The Breaking Point andSelf-Discovery
13:25 Evolving Purpose and NewBeginnings
16:02 NEW CHAPTER
13 Nov 2025
“I Hate My Job.” The Conversation We’re All Having (But Never Out Loud)
Ever whispered “I hate my job” to your work bestie? You’re not alone. In this first episode, career coach Sarah Decker gets real about the conversations we all have behind closed doors, why so many of us feel stuck at work, and how to start finding your way back to what lights you up.
Reflection Prompts:
1. What’s the real thing I want to say about my job right now, not the polished version, the real one?
2. Where do I feel an itch for more, more energy, more alignment, more meaning?
3. If I stopped trying to follow the “right” path and instead followed my gifts… what might open up?
Resources and Links:
Follow Sarah on Instagram @advanceprofessionalcoaching (https://www.instagram.com/advanceprofessionalcoaching/)
Learn more about coaching and support at sarahdecker.com (www.sarahdecker.com)
Share this episode with your work bestie 💛
Chapters:
00:00 The Role of Relationships in Career Transitions
03:51 Creating a Safe Space for Honest Conversations
04:15 Understanding Job Market Trends
06:12 Embracing Career Evolution and Growth
10:07 Identifying Your Unique Gifts and Passions
13:41 Overcoming Career Change Fears and Misconceptions
14:18 Reflection Prompts for Career Clarity
Inside a recent episode
How to Find Your Niche as a Service Provider: Know Your Strengths, Know What Clients Need, Say No to the Rest
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Those are different things. to build work around the things that you truly love, that you're truly gifted at. Tapping into your superpowers, tapping into who you are and what you'd have to offer in a professional atmosphere, what your potential value is, is tremendously important. Know yourself, know what you love to do, know what you're gifted at and know what you don't want. The next piece is to know what is needed in the market. What does your ideal client need? What do other businesses need to hire you for? What do individuals need to hire you for? What are they struggling with? Where can you jump in and help but you don't want to? […]
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