Anne‑Marie Alcántara

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385 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Dec 2023 last heard Feb 2025

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Can Being ‘Delulu’ Win You the Job? · 15 Dec 2023 podcast

And understanding we still live in a world where rent is due no matter what. matched

No matter what you're feeling, Delulu that month. matched

For some of the people I spoke to, they mentioned if they wanted to switch careers, such as one 20-year-old that was a teacher and wanted to switch to finance, she had to take all these tests and matched

really prove herself to become a stockbroker. matched

And at one point, she's like, I'm being really delusional here, and I need to make sure I actually want this before pursuing it. matched

And, you know, I spoke to another person. matched

She was in the middle of uni and was like, you know what? matched

I want to take coding classes. matched

And she took coding classes, applied to jobs, and got one. matched

But also she knew, like, this is a little crazy. matched

This is a little delulu. matched

But I'm also making sure I'm applying for things matched

And following a road path that I want to take, you know, that I eventually do want to be in development and keep working in software versus what I'm studying. matched

So it's DeLulu within reason. matched

So in many of these cases, people are living fulfilled lives being DeLulu. matched

There's the one woman that I've mentioned who, you know, is a stockbroker and seems way more fulfilled in her life than DeLulu. matched

When she was a teacher, another woman is a junior software developer. matched

And even though she doesn't have a degree and her parents aren't totally happy about that, she still feels like she made the right decision and loves the work that she does. matched

And then even for those who, you know, maybe it didn't work out for them, such as this other woman who submitted this funny Sour Patch Kid image with her application to work for a creative agency, she told me that it's made her feel like she can take more risks and, like, matched

prove herself when she is applying to jobs and feel more confident that she can land this and being quirky and funny is a way to do that. matched

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