With the increasing banking crisis, more and more professionals on Wall Street are finding themselves jobless. Jenny Hourihan Bailin writes about her career change:
...The next day, relief poured over me because, after 26 years, I had actually wanted a change. Now I didn’t have to justify leaving an admirable career and a high-paying job. I was free to think about what my next chapter should be. Having been conservative with money, I was well prepared to withstand a long period of joblessness...
...I no longer had the same grueling work hours, and it was delicious to have time to myself. I resolved to enjoy the summer with my husband and our two girls: we went to the beach and studied Spanish in Guatemala. I took yoga and read “War and Peace.” There was no more corporate box at the U.S. Open, but we bought the cheap seats, went as a family for the first time, baked in the sun and had a great time......My outplacement counselor says that finding a job is a numbers game and that it will take time, as I am not a traditional candidate for many nonprofit jobs. The job won’t find me, and I have to make the case for how I could make a contribution. Renewed by rest, my confidence bolstered by the generosity of people I meet, I feel energized, eager to start a new career, and open to possibility...
Read the rest of the NY Times article here.
