Discover the essentials of achieving work-life balance in this insightful guide.
Category: Jobs
How Not To Be An A**hole at Work
A guide to increasing employee engagement and job satisfaction 23 Awesome Techniques for Becoming a Rock Star, Not an A**hole Around the world, employees are not that into their jobs. Gallup conducts an annual survey on employee engagement and estimates that around 21% of employees are engaged, plus or minus, in any given year. A […]
Read the Job Description Carefully! How to Decode Job-Speak
Read the job description carefully. And then whatever the job description says – expect the opposite. Let’s start with a simple example. The job description is for a production/manufacturing job. That’s great! Manufacturing jobs can be quite straightforward. At least they used to be. The job description for this position says that you will lead […]
Should You Follow Your Passion as a Career?
The true answer to whether you should follow your passion as a career is: It depends what you are trying to accomplish. If what you are trying to accomplish is more women in STEM fields, then the answer is apparently ‘no‘. Apparently, not that many women have a passion for STEM fields. Instead, they are […]
Guide to Career and Job Satisfaction
In the pursuit of professional fulfillment, society encourages us to chase titles, salaries, recognition, and status. Yet, research suggests that the most satisfying careers may not be those that offer the highest paychecks or the most prestige, but rather those that allow us to contribute to the well-being of others. The Pursuit of Meaning Over Money […]
You Can Escape the Rat Race & Live Meaningfully
The author shares their personal journey of breaking free from the rat race through retirement, achieved by disciplined saving, frugal living, and strategic financial planning. Rejecting the trap of consumerism and societal pressures, they highlight the importance of budgeting, making a profit, conscious decision-making, and setting specific goals. They advise on the mindful use of credit and importance of having faith in oneself. Concluding that the rat race is a pointless game, they urge readers to envision a meaningful life beyond societal norms and expectations.
The Challenges (and Benefits) of Remote Work
After 14 years of remote work, I've learned to balance discipline with flexibility to avoid constantly working and missing family time. Rigid schedules were too isolating, while full flexibility led to working odd hours. The sweet spot was managing reasonable goals, then truly logging off, enhancing productivity and satisfaction. Overcoming "always on" challenges and Zoom fatigue requires effective time management, similar in both remote and office settings.
Passionate About Your Career? Get Over It.
The post criticizes the notion of passion-based career culture as a propagandistic ideal, fostered under socio-economic policies since the 80s that damaged middle-class wealth while promoting self-reliance and stigmatizing welfare. It contrasts this with past job security without big personal investments like now required in education, highlighting how changing technology may soon render even white-collar 'passionate' careers obsolete, redirecting passion from work to other life aspects.
How to Avoid Burnout
Avoiding burnout involves recognizing its root cause—unreasonable, relentless demands without reprieve—and changing your approach. Key strategies include relinquishing total responsibility, shortening your to-do list to seven items, simplifying by doing things the easy way, and accepting failure as an option. By doing so, you prioritize self-respect, manage expectations, and ultimately aim for a sustainable balance rather than perfection, thus staving off burnout and improving overall quality of life.
Pretty Fed Up With Your Job?
Surveys paint a bleak picture of American work life, with stress and dissatisfaction rampant among workers. Advice often revolves around quitting for greener pastures or enduring through self-improvement. However, these individual strategies ignore systemic issues. The piece advocates for revolutionary personal advice, including emotional release, detachment from job identification, and challenging structural problems, suggesting that collective action, such as unionization, and rejecting destructive ideologies are crucial for real change in the workplace.
