Overcoming Underemployment

This is episode three of Overcoming Underemployment and this is a very exciting episode because this is the first episode in which I share someone’s underemployment story. A big part of this podcast is sharing underemployment stories because if the research on underemployment has taught me anything it’s the experience of being underemployed is pretty consistent and I’m excited to share those insights with you. My guest, Hadar Spector, is actually a friend from college. We met when we were both studying abroad in 2011 and our shared experience of underemployment brought us back together all of these years later. I had a great time talking with her and we discuss everything from how underemployment affected her mental health and relationships, to coping with the experience of underemployment. Topics discussed: Hadar’s underemployment story: six weeks of unemployment, working as a hostess at a restaurant, working four jobs at once, then the restaurant full time, an administrative non-profit position, editorial