EP109: My J.Crew Job & Side Gig Advice [Job Stories & Career]

About this episode

In this episode, Alana Ruoso shares her experiences working at J. Crew and the lessons learned from transitioning from a high-level job to retail.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Ditch the Struggle we dive into: Taking a part-time retail job at J. Crew in 2013 (yes, a mall job!)The stories we tell ourselves when we "need to get more work"Going from a fancy art director job to working retail and serving a former co-worker3 important lessons I learned from this experience! The podcast where we dive headfirst into personal development work, career growth and strategies, entrepreneurship, toxic jobs and nightmare bosses (yes, I’m going...

People in this episode

Host: Alana Ruoso

Topics covered

• career transition
• retail experience
• personal development
• job stories
• life lessons

Keywords

• J. Crew
• career advice
• part-time job
• life lessons
• retail work
• personal development
• job stories

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Organizations: J. Crew

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