10/04/2026
Stepping away from your career can change the way you see your work.
After taking time away to care for her parents, Senior Strategist Mary Jane Pajk returned to communications with a renewed perspective on crisis, trust and the importance of showing up when it matters most.
Read MJ’s reflection on what elder care taught her — and what brought her to MurphyEpson.
There is a particular kind of quiet that falls over a career when you decide, on purpose, to step away from it. Not the quiet of a vacation, where you know the inbox will still be there a week later. The quiet of genuinely not knowing when, or whether, you will be back.