10: THE CAREER GRAVEYARD: Every Job We’ve Ever F*cked Up
· 44 min · Episode 10
Episode 10: THE CAREER GRAVEYARD: Every Job We’ve Ever F*cked Up
Are you working a job you love—or staying in one that’s slowly making you miserable? This week, Rich and Rox dig through their entire career histories: first jobs, bad bosses, promotions, burnout, quitting, career pivots, failed dreams and the strange ways neurodivergence shaped what work did and didn’t suit them. Rox talks about going from thriving in fast-paced service jobs to feeling completely out of her depth in a graduate accountancy role, before eventually leaving banking for music; Rich reflects on spending 20 years at Barclays, the managers who shaped him and what finally made him change direction.
It’s really about career shame, starting again and the idea that job-hopping, quitting or getting it wrong doesn’t mean you’ve failed—you might just be collecting the pieces that eventually lead you somewhere that fits.
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CHAPTERS 00:00 The Career Graveyard 01:24 Rich’s first job at Sainsbury’s 03:52 Rox starts “Helping Hands” 06:06 Rox’s first proper job 09:27 Rich becomes a manager at 19 13:27 Why ADHD can make interviews easier than the actual job 14:49 “Something was missing in me” 16:06 “You need to go home” 18:59 Rox moves into banking 21:28 Mixing up BUY and SELL on a trading floor 22:32 Loop Earplugs 23:22 Rich’s life at Barclays during the credit crisis 25:22 The bosses you never forget 27:55 Rox starts writing songs 29:21 Leaving the bank for music 30:33 The record label collapses 33:30 Starting again in Amsterdam 34:31 The beginning of ADHD Love 35:13 What old jobs still teach you 37:47 “Every wrong turn was actually a right turn” 38:55 Why messy career paths are completely normal 39:45 Rich’s forgotten childhood dream 42:10 Final thoughts
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