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Ep10. From Sweeping Floors to Studying Volcanoes at MIT with Dr. Peter Barry

What if the job you think is a dead end is actually your biggest career asset? In this episode, Tom's cousin Pete joins the pod to talk about why grit beats polish, what he actually looks for when reviewing grad school applications (hint: it's not your GPA), and the real tradeoffs of taking the scenic route in your career. Plus, Lorenzo opens up about how getting DOGE'd has him rethinking his own path. If you're stuck in a job that feels like it's going nowhere — this one's for you. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Meet the "Better Barry" (and the Brady Bunch intro) 2:01 – Who is Pete? Woods Hole, Birkenstocks, and cracking gas 5:06 – Why geology? Field trips, fossils, and finding your thing 9:00 – Everyone went to grad school... except Pete 11:06 – The odd jobs era: valet, babysitting, and gas station hot dogs 13:00 – "Soul-crushing": what the field technician job actually looked like 15:41 – Day one: "Here's a broom, start sweeping" 17:18 – How hating your job becomes the best motivation 19:08 – The last-minute call that changed everything 22:15 – Plot twist: the dead-end job got him into Scripps 23:45 – What Pete looks for when reviewing MIT applications 26:48 – Reality Gap #2: Passion vs. building the "perfect" resume 29:42 – Antonia's passions: travel, food, and doing the dirty work 33:09 – Pete's brother, studying abroad, and 40 countries later 36:52 – Lorenzo reflects: what Pete's story means for his own path 39:28 – Getting DOGE'd and learning to see setbacks as opportunities 43:00 – 100 applications, 99 rejections: Pete's real journey to tenure 45:13 – The tradeoff no one talks about: starting a family at 40 48:00 – Pete's advice: why you should travel while you can 53:11 – Grit over polish: final thoughts 55:02 – Shameless plug for The Search + wrap-up Follow Us: TikTok:   / therealitygappod    Instagram:   /     LinkedIn:   /     YouTube:    / @therealitygappod   Watch Or Listen On: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... | https://open.spotify.com/show/1rxdYB0... |    / @therealitygappod   Want to share your own career mess? Got an idea for an episode? social@realitygappod.com Interested in advertising? social@realitygappod.com Learn more at https://realitygappod.com Note: We may earn revenue from some of the links we provide. The Reality Gap Pod is a production of Signal + Pattern LLC. Registered trademark. #TheRealityGap #CareerAdvice #CareerChange #NonLinearCareer #Grit #GritOverPolish #JobSearch #CareerJourney #FindingYourPath #WHOI #MIT #AcademicJobs