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Reasons Revisited

Thank you, next: breaking up with the job for life

Reasons Revisited

Geoff Lloyd

Society & Culture, Government, News, Politics

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

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. 


Plus: Ed’s gone down a new internet rabbit hole. What is it this time?



Guests

Dr Ali Budjanovcanin, Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology and Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and Career Coach (@AliBudj)

Lucy Kellaway, Economics Teacher and Co-Founder of NowTeach (@lucykellaway / @NowTeachOrg)

Katie White, taking a career break from her role at WWF (@KatieJWhite)

Jaega Wise, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery, London (@jaegawise)



More info

Follow Melissa on Twitter (@Melissa_Benn)

Interested in a career in teaching? Learn more about NowTeach

Attend the 'Teaching Curious with Lord Blunkett' event, hosted by NowTeach (May 23rd)

Check out Wild Card Brewery

Ready to quit your job? Here are 17 things to ask yourself first. (Opinion, Guardian, August 2021)




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0:44.4

Well, hello Ed.

0:46.0

Well, this is not Jeff Lloyd.

0:49.0

This is the wonderful Melissa Ben.

0:52.0

Jeff is off having a 50th birthday trip with his wife Sarah and I am absolutely

1:00.8

delighted that we have friend of the podcast, friend of mine, long-time friend of my family,

1:08.5

Melissa Ben. Rachel described you as a supply teacher. I don't think that, I mean, obviously I love supply teachers, but I don't see you as necessarily that. I see, I see us as sort of being incredibly lucky to have you.

1:21.6

Oh well, Ed, you certainly know how to make a girl feel good.

1:25.0

I mean, I am slightly feeling I'm not Jeff Lloyd

1:29.7

Syndrome, but I'm also wondering, is he still celebrating his 50th birthday because the last of your

1:35.3

podcast he just celebrated it then as well.

1:38.0

Yeah it's a long it's a long birthday that he's having he's feeling I'm not Melissa Ben syndrome no doubt

1:44.7

listening listening listening to us but it is absolutely great to have you and we should

1:50.5

say full disclosure that we have known each other for a long time.

1:53.7

I'm actually true wondering when did we first meet do you think?

1:56.9

Okay I think we first met and I hate to say I probably don't remember it as well as I should. You worked in my dad's basement.

2:06.5

My dad...

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