There's Erik Benner, a Texas history
teacher and coach who has to work another job at a big - box
store to
pay his bills, even if it means he barely sees his wife and imperils their marriage; Jonathan Dearman, who decides to join his family's real estate business even if teaching is what truly fulfills him; Brooklynite Jamie Fidler, who's juggling many roles, too, the biggest of which is new motherhood; and Rhena Jansey, a Harvard University graduate who faces skepticism about her chosen vocation from former classmates who've picked more lucrative, high - profile jobs.