October 7, 2003

Sous chef forced to cook up another job
Posted by deisenhart@bostonworks.com">Douglas Eisenhart at 3:56 PM -

From PRI's Marketplace radio show, a mini-case study on facing and dealing with a job transition in this continuing tough economy:

The slow economy and the struggling job market mean that more people are being forced to start over. Executive sous chef Jim Dowling is one of these people. Performing in the only job he has ever known, Dowling clearly had talent, but the work was physically difficult – and he had to quit because of chronic neck and back pain. So, what should he do now? While he had an idea to start a multicultural food class in public schools, he wasn’t sure how to get the ball moving. With the help of The Life's Work Center, an unconventional career counseling organization, he’s meeting with others like him in group sessions to try to get a business plan together. Now, he’s moving forward.

To access the segment, go to the Marketplace archives for October 6th, scroll down to the piece entitled "Sous chef’s forced to cook up another job," and click on the link or speaker icon.

Happy listening. And if you're really interested, you can hear more pieces from the Marketplace "Starting Over" series, which "highlights individuals that weren’t satisfied with just making a living -- they wanted work that gives them a life."

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