How this ex-Microsoft exec escaped the WFH isolation trap
by Emma McGrath-Cohen · Australian Financial ReviewEmma McGrath-CohenReporter
Oct 2, 2026 – 12.00pm
Emily Leiding says she’s being selfish. After a high-flying, almost three-decade career in marketing, fashion and tech, she’s cutting her corporate life short and at age 49 is retraining as a nurse.
“As much as [nursing] may seem like a much more giving thing than working at Microsoft, it’s something that I want to do for me,” Leiding says.
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Emma McGrath-CohenReporterEmma McGrath-Cohen is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review. Message Emma on Signal @emmamc.26 Email Emma at emma.mcgrathcohen@afr.com.au
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