The Moth

Life Plan, Rebooted

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Navrioska Mateo puts her dream job in peril.

Tags Workplace Mistake Jobs Failure Work STEM Achievement Adversity Growing up Regret Thought-provoking Regretful Serious Inspiring

Storyteller

Navrioska Mateo

Featured on

Second Chances

Original Air Date

November 20, 2018

Recorded Date

December 20, 2017

“So I do what we all do when we don’t know what to do with our computer, and I start clicking frenetically.”

Photo by Jason Falchook
Navrioska Mateo

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