{"id":3374,"date":"2026-07-08T00:18:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3374"},"modified":"2026-07-08T00:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T00:18:36","slug":"whats-your-job-cup-of-jo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Job? | Cup of Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-362955\">\n<div class=\"entry-content article-body\">\n<div class=\"hero-image hero-image-main hero-image-main_1 hero-bleed \"><\/div>\n<p data-image-hide=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-rock-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"972\" height=\"547\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-362963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-rock-1.jpg 972w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-rock-1-725x408.jpg 725w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-rock-1-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30-rock-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked to readers about changing careers \u2014\u00a0to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/joannagoddard.substack.com\/p\/9c361ebb-7645-420b-9ffb-b483e1f8090e?postPreview=paid&amp;updated=2025-09-12T20%3A34%3A30.227Z&amp;audience=only_paid&amp;free_preview=false&amp;freemail=\" target=\"_blank\">lawyer, realtor, and bakery owner<\/a>, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/joannagoddard.substack.com\/p\/67b5ee4d-b2a4-4802-b183-e5d1f42b07cc?postPreview=paid&amp;updated=2026-01-28T02%3A39%3A51.766Z&amp;audience=only_paid&amp;free_preview=false&amp;freemail=\" target=\"_blank\">therapist, nurse, and restaurateur<\/a> (gift links) \u2014 and now I\u2019m curious: What\u2019s your job? What do you like about it? What parts are tough? I\u2019d love to hear.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Jmou_rhZxg0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"French Employees in August\u2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jmou_rhZxg0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tattymacleod.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Tatty McLeod<\/a> reel about French employees in August always makes me laugh\u2026<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jhrYc6r_Phk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"English vs French BEACH PARENTING\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jhrYc6r_Phk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and this reel isn\u2019t about work, but this sentence runs through my head all summer, every summer: \u201cAm I allowed to relax? Because\u2026you know, before being your mother, <em>I was a woman.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>P.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2020\/07\/23\/the-mentor-myth\/\" target=\"_blank\">The mentor myth<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2016\/10\/27\/best-career-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\">the best career advice<\/a>. And just for fun, <a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2021\/09\/08\/12-readers-share-their-meaningful-tattoos\/\" target=\"_blank\">9 readers share their meaningful tattoos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-meta aside-meta\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/07\/07\/whats-your-job-2\/#comments\"><\/p>\n<p><span>208<\/span> COMMENTS<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cupofjo.com\/2026\/07\/07\/whats-your-job-2\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve talked to readers about changing careers \u2014\u00a0to be a lawyer, realtor, and bakery owner, as well as a therapist, nurse, and restaurateur (gift links) \u2014 and now I\u2019m curious: What\u2019s your job? What do you like about it? What parts are tough? I\u2019d love to hear. 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