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What's your story?

#127 Oct 16, 2020

Bad bosses and work trauma

#126 Oct 9, 2020

What is a "good" job for you?

#125 Oct 2, 2020

#124

Sep 25, 2020

Thoughts on ending my letter – I've been considering ending this letter. When I started writing it, I had these grand ideas to help
#123

Sep 18, 2020

What if COVID ended today? – I got an email earlier this week with the subject line, "what would you do if COVID ended today?" Int
#122

Sep 11, 2020

When To Quit A (Business) Relationship – In mining, there's a concept of dirt to gold ratio. Miners assess a big piece of land to understand w
#121

Sep 4, 2020

My first real job (Oh, and I'm hiring) – I loved my first "real" job, even if I had a fit the first time I saw my paycheck after taxes. I was
#120

Aug 28, 2020

Lesson Learned: Meet you, in 20 years – When I get something wrong, I play it out in my head over and over. Every detail. Every moment. I try
#119

Aug 21, 2020

An unforgettable leadership lesson – Every book on leadership includes a chapter on morality and values. Very rarely do they tap into the
#118

Aug 14, 2020

Dream a little – I was on a podcast a few weeks back when the host asked me why I care about job postings. "I remember
#117

Aug 7, 2020

What is brave? – I have a new definition of bravery. Thanks, Glennon Doyle. She says that bravery is not doing what ev
#116

Jul 31, 2020

That laid off feeling. Twice, actually. – I remember the first time I was laid off. It was during the dot com bubble in 2009. I was working at
#115

Jul 24, 2020

Encouragers, inspirers, and supporters – While COVID has us homebound, I can't imagine going through this pandemic without a safe place to cal
#114

Jul 17, 2020

Inclusion is a philosophy, not a tactic – I used to watch a lot of the old Real World episodes. Early on, I fell in love with the documentary-s
#113

Jul 10, 2020

Paying favors forward – I read a story on Humans of New York this week from a young woman. She grew up in a family with an ad
#112

Jul 3, 2020

A one word writing prompt – Your responses to my letter last week hit me right in the heart. I cried responding to at least 3 of
#111

Jun 26, 2020

How are you? – When people ask "how are you" I genuinely don't know what to say most of the time. Instinctively, I s
#110

Jun 19, 2020

Do your research. They hate people like me. – I applied to the company based on a referral. "You'd be perfect for them," the person wrote with such
#109

Jun 12, 2020

I'll never be silent again – I don't even know where to start with my letter this week. I've spent the last 48 hours trying to fin
#108

May 29, 2020

I was laid off. Twice. – If you've ever attended one of my free job post rewrite sessions or downloaded my book, you know I lo

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