Is It Too Late To Start Over? with Ailsa Chang

There's a persistent idea that when you finish high school or college, you pick a career and then do that one thing for the rest of your life. But what if you get a few years, or even decades, in... and you hate it? Can you pivot? Ailsa Chang , host of NPR's All Things Considered joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer listeners' questions about making a change. Need advice about a sticky situation at work? Head to and tell us about it. Some episodes we’re working on include problems around taking a much-needed vacation, juggling parenthood with work, and making caring professions (e.g. teaching, nursing) more sustainable. Follow @CrookedMedia on Instagram and Twitter for more original content, host takeovers and other community events.

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Is It Too Late To Start Over? with Ailsa Chang is an episode from Work Appropriate by Audioboom.

This episode is 43:33 long.

This episode was published on Jun 28, 2023.

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