After a long job search, this 45-year-old is ditching corporate for nursing school—she wishes she'd done it earlier

After a layoff and long job search, this 45-year-old is going to nursing school Skip Navigation Success Startups Side Hustles Power Players Leadership Money Earn Spend Save and Invest Become Debt-Free Work Land the Job Get Ahead Level Up Science of Success Life Pop Culture and Media Psychology and Relationships Health and Wellness Real Estate Video Most Popular CNBC TV Courses Menu SEARCH CNBC.COM Related Stories Work Why new grads are booing commencement speakers: There's an 'ambient anxiety that AI is going to make things dramatically worse' Work Barriers to U.S. jobs grow for international students: The 'American dream ... is collapsing' Millennial Money Software engineer quits $250,000 job to open a matcha cafe in Manhattan Work Use the '10/10' rule to land a job: It's like tapping into 'the hidden job market,' says career coach Work The top 10 highest-paying jobs for teens in the U.S.—No. 1 isn't retail or food service Work After a long job search, this 45-year-old is ditching corporate for nursing school—she wishes she'd done it earlier Published Tue, Aug 18 2026 10:25 AM EDT Sarah Jackson @in/sarah-jackson1 Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email After looking for work for over a year to no avail, Kristy Layden decided to leave corporate and go to nursing school. Kristy Layden Kristy Layden was tired of opening LinkedIn and seeing one person after another post about being laid off while she was recovering from her own job loss. The 45-year-old in Frisco, Texas, was a senior manager in e-commerce and fulfillment at a large retailer until her job was eliminated in early 2025. Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot