<p> Many Americans look to work as a means of self-actualization, community and purpose. But if our job is our only identity – what happens if we lose it? </p>

Many Americans look to work as a means of self-actualization, community and purpose. But if our job is our only identity – what happens if we lose it?

Instead of finding that dream job, why not find the 'good enough job'?

Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is a unique, curiosity-driven combination of original reporting, newsmaker interviews, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis, making the world more intelligible and humane. When the world is more complicated than ever, we aim to make sense of it together. On Point is produced by WBUR.

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