$350 an hour

[spreadsothin]

Dear Penelope Trunk,

I can't tell you how many times I've drafted letters to you.

I am 29 and do not have the career I want. I am also not sure how to get there. I have some of the things I want but I am deeply struggling with how to find a career.

• When I was in high school, I wanted to do non-profit theatre and also make so much money that I

Comments

[darlingmiette]

Amen.

[milkhoney]

i hear you, b. sometimes recruiters have good advice that they will dispense freely...worth asking if you haven't already. also - share your thoughts with the great hive mind of your friends and family. there's got to be someone working on a similar career shift. i'm mostly shifting into tech. the bigger companies especially have good corporate culture and are open to a reasonable work-life balance.