This week on the Cut, we’re talking about escape hatches. What do you do when you’re sick of your demoralizing job, your crappy apartment (that you can still barely afford), and paying down just the interest on your student loans? Is it possible to sell out or even start over? Can you take life off of “hard mode”? “The Good Life” is our series about women who did just that. “I knew I wouldn’t make a ton of money teaching,” one former teacher told us for today’s story on career changes, “but I had a few other expectations — like being supported, valued, and appreciated — that didn’t pan out.” She’s in tech now. There is an essay that will make you cry — abouta woman who started her own business after a devastating loss— and one that has launched 1,000 memes — abouta Harvard undergrad who married a glamorous older guy. “There isn’t enough time to waste onjust fine, or in going through the motions of a life you designed when you were 16 and that doesn’t fit you at 30-something.” Cheers totaking a big leap… or at least to voyeuristically living through theirs. |
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—Marisa Carroll, executive editor, the Cut\xa0 |
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