What’s Your Job? | Cup of Jo


We’ve talked to readers about changing careers — to be a lawyer, realtor, and bakery owner, as well as a therapist, nurse, and restaurateur (gift links) — and now I’m curious: What’s your job? What do you like about it? What parts are tough? I’d love to hear.

This Tatty McLeod reel about French employees in August always makes me laugh…

…and this reel isn’t about work, but this sentence runs through my head all summer, every summer: “Am I allowed to relax? Because…you know, before being your mother, I was a woman.”

P.S. The mentor myth, and the best career advice. And just for fun, 9 readers share their meaningful tattoos.



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