Jenny Galluzzo on Why Having One Job Is a Thing of the Past and How the Workplace Is Shifting to a "Try Before You Buy" Model

What happens when you land your dream job and it isn't a dream in the end? Jenny Galluzzo started her career in journalism and spent many years researching, writing, hosting, and producing for Good Morning America, News 12, and Plum TV. She was excellent in her role, but after she had two children, she didn't see a path forward. Through her experience and that of her friend, Gina Hadley, they realized firsthand how hard it was to shift careers, especially after having children. Jenny understood that too many women are sidelined when family and work become overwhelming. That inspired them to come together to start The Second Shift, an innovative professional network connecting thousands of highly-skilled vetted women to flexible work opportunities with partner companies, including J.P. Morgan, Twitter, Etsy, and more.

A fierce advocate for flexible remote work as a means for retaining female talent, Jenny is committed to placing women in the driver's seats of their careers so they can build lives rooted in confidence, intention, and optimism. In this episode, we discuss workplace trends, including Quiet Quitting, hustle culture, and the benefit of the limited engagement roles, aka "trying before you buy.” Jenny shares tactics for starting a gig, how to immerse quickly into a company even if it’s unorganized and there’s no direction, and why if you're a high performer, your role will be protected even during a time of layoffs.