You know the supposed wisdom floating around out there: do a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life, blah blah blah. But is it true? Do you really need to love your job? The answer, of course, is that it depends. Some people absolutely need to feel their work is…
Should you disclose a disability when you apply for a job? How about after you’ve accepted a role? People often fear that disclosing such a thing will either get them disqualified or make the employer hold certain opinions about them. Some also feel they need to disclose this info or they’re being dishonest. So let’s…
Now that we’re clear on when to hand in your resignation, how the heck do you do it? As was true of the when question, the truth is that it depends. If your office is small enough that you interact with your bosses frequently, you will want to get on your supervisor’s calendar and…
We hear a lot about resilience, but what does it mean and how does it play into career growth? The simplest definition for resilience is the ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune and change. And if your work experiences have been anything like mine, you’ve seen a lot of misfortune…
Were you as excited as I was about “Everything Everywhere All at Once” making such a clean sweep at the Oscars? Part of my excitement, of course, was that, as an Asian American, I felt very validated and visible, which was very much not the case for most of my life. (Though I will forever…
Last week, I talked about the definition of “quiet quitting” as just having good boundaries, but what about people who are actually quietly quitting, being disengaged at work and doing just enough to get by? If this is you, chances are good that you have a reason for your disengagement. Maybe you have poor leadership…
Have you heard all this “quiet quitting” buzz over the last couple of weeks? There is much hand-wringing and bemoaning the entitlement of these here young people. So let me clear it up: Quiet quitting isn’t a thing. It’s. Not. Real. Have you read the descriptions? Workers not volunteering for extra shifts. …
A bad boss can make your work a thousand times more difficult than it needs to be. If you’re floundering because of one, you’re not alone. As has been said over and over, people leave managers, not companies. In my experience, one of the hardest bosses to deal with is the passive-aggressive personality. For…
We’ve all been there. How can you recover from a foot-in-mouth moment at work? Click here for the video!
Juggling work and home life is tricky at the best of times, but lately, with staffing issues and crazy inflation, it seems extra fraught. If you’re feeling caught in the middle of this, today’s post is for you! First, let’s start with defining work-life balance. Because our needs vary so much, your personal…