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    How long can you hold your breath underwater? a qualitative study of white-collar professionals’ experiences of leaving corporate life
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2020) Ayaz, Elif; Işık, İdil
    ABSTRACT: The goal of this thesis is to understand the process of leaving corporate life. Questions of the researcher are; (a) How people decide to leave corporate life?, (b) How the process continues once the individual makes a decision?, (c) What kind of changes occur in people’s lives?, (d) How does the end result make them feel?, and (e) Which characteristics of corporate life people consider when leaving? Taking the grounded theory approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 9 participants who left the corporate life after working for at least ten years and who were satisfied with their choice. The research resulted in a Model for Leaving Corporate Life. The process starts with “Intense Dissatisfaction with Current Condition”. These feelings grow out to become a “Feeling of Imprisonment”. Along with “Facing the Critical Event and Awareness About the Burden of Corporate Life”, individuals start “Searching for Alternatives and Prepare for Change”. The model suggests that “Implementing the Plan for Leaving Corporate Life” follows. The model ends with explaining the “Experiences in New Life and Emotions About the Decisions”. The model is discussed in terms of career development theories and mid-life career change.