Ep. 51: Amy’s Eight-Year Career Reset｜Amy 的职业重启

Ep. 51: Amy’s Eight-Year Career Reset｜Amy 的职业重启

From The Spark Podcast 火花电台 by Amy Tianyi Zhao & Meg Dowaliby

January 15, 2026 · 1h 2m

About this episode

Amy reflects on her eight-year career journey and the unexpected transition that led her to reassess her professional identity and values.

After receiving the unexpected news that this chapter in her career was closing, the only promise Amy made to herself was that she would show up for herself every day until the day her badge no longer worked. This is what she looked like the very next day, immediately after receiving the news. 在得知这一突如其来的变动后，Amy 对自己许下的唯一承诺，就是在工牌失效之前的每一天，都要穿得漂漂亮亮。这张照片拍摄于她得知自己不得不与工作了8年的地方告别的第二天。 After returning from Beijing following her wedding, Amy closed an eight-year chapter in her first long-term, formal role—one she entered in her early twenties and grew within, advancing across levels as her skills and responsibilities expanded. It wasn’t her only job, but it was the first place where a career truly took shape. In a fast-moving world where longevity is rare, staying and growing within one institution for that long created both depth and attachment. Having to leave on immediate notice forced an unplanned pause. For the first time, Amy took a clear-eyed look at her professional journey—what she built, what she learned, and what she postponed in exchange for continuity. What emerged wasn’t a lack of options, but an abundance of them. With constraints lifted and priorities reshuffled, she found…

People in this episode

Host: Amy

Topics covered

  • career transition
  • self-discovery
  • professional growth
  • identity
  • work-life balance

Keywords

  • career reset
  • professional journey
  • self-reflection
  • work identity
  • personal growth

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Places: Beijing

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