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cover of episode If I Quit, What Will People Say? | How's Work?

If I Quit, What Will People Say? | How's Work?

2021/9/30
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Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel
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People
女
女政府职员
治
治疗师
男
男医生
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男医生：长期从事医生职业，感到身心俱疲，想要离开，但又担心失去身份认同和父母的认可，害怕失败。疫情期间居家办公，让他感到挫败和无力感，加剧了职业倦怠。他渴望新的挑战和体验，但又缺乏勇气和方向。 女政府职员：从事一份秘密且高风险的工作，长期隐瞒丈夫，身心俱疲。疫情期间工作和人际关系受到严重影响，感到孤立无助。她支持丈夫寻求改变，但自身也面临着职业和生活上的困境。 治疗师：夫妻二人均面临职业倦怠和生活压力，疫情加剧了矛盾。他们需要互相支持，建立良好的沟通机制，才能更好地应对挑战。治疗师帮助他们分析了各自的困境，并引导他们寻找解决问题的途径。

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The couple discusses the secrets they've kept about their careers, with one having an affair with their career and the other wanting to quit being a physician.

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He’s a doctor, she works for the government. Her job is one thing on paper, and another thing in secret. He wants to leave his job, but doesn’t know how. When their busy careers come crashing to a halt because of the pandemic, they face a new reality at home. Who gets to be the one to leave a job during uncertain times? And can they rely on their 19 year marriage for stability and support?

This is one of Esther's favorite episodes from How's Work?, her show about the invisible forces that shape workplace dynamics, connections, and conflict through one-time therapy sessions with coworkers, cofounders, and colleagues.

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