A job can be the perfect dream job for someone else and a perfect nightmare for you. That doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with you. It certainly doesn’t mean that you must suffer or endure the toxicity. No job is worth more than your mental or physical health. What makes a workplace […]
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I’ve been grossly underpaid, felt unappreciated, and been overworked, but the one constant in every job I have held since my senior year of high school is love for the work that I engage in. As a high school senior, I worked as a tutor in the afterschool program at my old elementary school.
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Exploitation + Exhaustion = Exit Strategy Exploitation is a strong word, but some of you know that it applies to you. Your time, talent, and temperament are being taken advantage of. Your confidence is shaky, your salary is insufficient, and you are discouraged or not allowed to take much-needed time off because you are
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I see you! Even as you try to shrink from the spotlight. I get you! You know you deserve more but you aren’t sure how to attain it. I understand you! Your fear has joined forces with your emotional attachment, but you want to leave your job…most of the time but not all the
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Wait – (v.) stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens What are you waiting for in order to move forward in your career? We are creatures of habit. We crave familiarity, safety, and security. Holding on miserably to safety and security can lead to settling and
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