Second Chances, Real Stories: Finding Meaningful Work After Redundancy

From James Hollis, author of Second Chances, Real Stories (The Second Chances Series, Book 1)

Losing your job at midlife can feel like the end of the story.

It is not. It is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.

SECOND CHANCES, REAL STORIES: FINDING MEANINGFUL WORK AFTER REDUNDANCY brings you real stories from real people who were made redundant after decades of work—and who found meaningful work, new purpose, and even unexpected joy on the other side.

Inside you will discover:

• The executive who was shown the door after 30 years
• The manager who was let go by email on vacation
• The accountant who became a chef at 52
• The HR director who became a therapist
• The factory worker who started a handyman business
• The teacher who found purpose in nonprofit work

This is not a book about quick fixes or empty platitudes. It is a collection of proof that redundancy is not the end of your career. It is the beginning of your second act.

Because you are not what happened to you. You are what you do next.

THE SECOND CHANCES SERIES
Book 1: Second Chances, Real Stories (Career Reinvention)
Book 2: Second Chances at Work (Career Pivot)
Book 3: The Midlife Unbecoming (Identity)
Book 4: Second Chances in Love (Relationships)
Book 5: The 50-Year-Old Startup (Entrepreneurship)
Book 6: Second Chances, Real Stories: Starting a Business After 50
Book 7: Second Chances, Real Stories: Finding Meaningful Work After Redundancy

JAMES HOLLIS is the author of Second Chances, Real Stories, Second Chances at Work, Second Chances in Love, The Geometry of Moving On, and Letters to My Younger Self.