{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/972e404e-6d0e-4fea-8f77-047654feceb2/64580d039ac3930011514fe9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Thank you, next: breaking up with the job for life","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e514a06c05ea117f407cc/show-cover.png?height=200","description":"<p>Hello! Geoff’s off this week and friend of the pod and writer Melissa Benn is practicing what we preach in this episode by trialing a new vocation as podcast co-host. This week, sparked by the news of the resignation of Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon - we’re talking all about what happens when you take a step back from a high-pressure job. What comes next? And why is the way we think about careers all wrong? We talk to four guests about navigating new career paths, having a mid-career gap year, and whether the dream job really exists.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: Ed’s gone down a new internet rabbit hole. What is it this time?</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><u>Guests</u></p><p>Dr Ali Budjanovcanin,&nbsp;Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology and Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and Career Coach (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/alibudj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@AliBudj)</a></p><p>Lucy Kellaway, Economics Teacher and Co-Founder of NowTeach (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/lucykellaway\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lucykellaway</a>&nbsp;/&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/NowTeachOrg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@NowTeachOrg</a>)</p><p>Katie White, taking a career break from her role at WWF (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/KatieJWhite\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@KatieJWhite</a>)</p><p>Jaega Wise, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery, London (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/jaegawiser\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@jaegawise</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><u>More info</u></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/Melissa_Benn\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Melissa on Twitter</a>&nbsp;(@Melissa_Benn)</p><p>Interested in a career in teaching?&nbsp;<a href=\"https://nowteach.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more about NowTeach</a></p><p>Attend the <a href=\"https://nowteach.org.uk/become-a-teacher/events/teaching-curious-with-lord-blunkett/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">'Teaching Curious with Lord Blunkett' event</a>, hosted by NowTeach (May 23rd)</p><p><a href=\"https://shop.wildcardbrewery.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Wild Card Brewery</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/aug/12/ready-to-quit-your-job-here-are-the-17-questions-to-ask-yourself-first\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ready to quit your job? Here are 17 things to ask yourself first.</a>&nbsp;(Opinion, Guardian, August 2021)</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Cheerful"}