I was volunteering in a job mentoring program and reviewing a participant’s job history, which included several short-term jobs. When I asked him why he left each position he replied, “It... Read more >>

A friend of a friend was telling me about hating her job—how everything and everyone related to it emotionally drained her. She was bored, unchallenged, and a few other adjectives that meant she... Read more >>

Did you know you are not your job? Many of us begin to identify ourselves with what we do. Do you ever notice in casual conversation how people’s questions usually start with: what to do you... Read more >>

A young graduate told me she was feeling like a failure in her first job after college. Her job lacked formal training, leadership, and guidance. Although she was trying to work through it by asking... Read more >>

 A young graduate told me she was feeling like a failure in her first job after college. Her job lacked formal training, leadership, and guidance. Although she was trying to work through it by... Read more >>

Much of the media’s attention is devoted to the recent recession’s effects on unemployment: the lack of new jobs and the increasing number of careers that are now considered obsolete,... Read more >>