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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...

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