2 Lies You Need to Stop Telling Yourself About Your New Job
You hate your job. It makes you miserable. But you finally worked up the courage to search for a new one. And not only did you get an offer, but it’s one you’re really excited about. Now you’re counting down the days until you can walk out the door and leave behind your horrible boss, […]
5 Things You’ll Find in Your Desk When You Clean it Out During Your Last Week
The final two weeks at a job are a whirlwind of documenting everything, explaining what you did on a daily basis, and hoping that everything goes both smoothly and horribly when you’re gone. (After all, what if you leave and everyone realizes they’re just fine without you? That’d be devastating.) The final two weeks are also a […]
Ask a Working Parent: How Do I Tell My Boss That I’m Pregnant When I Just Started This Job?
ear Working Parent, I just started a new job this week and need to tell my manager that I am four months pregnant. What’s the best way to go about the discussion? Signed, Soon-to-Be Mom Hi Soon-to-Be Mom, I’m both a working mom and a manager, so I see your plight from both sides. As a mom, […]
5 Painful But Important Things to Do When You Lose Your Job
When I lost my job in 2014, I naturally slipped into a self-pity funk for a bit. What did I do first? I promptly made an enormous bowl of tiramisu and attempted to soothe my bruised ego with dessert. But—as good as it feels to take a well-deserved time-out—the quicker you curtail the wallowing and […]
Post-Vacation Anxiety Is a Real Thing—Here’s How to Prevent It
You’re away for the week, soaking up some sun in Florida. Or, hiking in the Rockies. Or, exploring the streets of Rome. Everything’s going great, until the last day of vacation rolls around and you remember what awaits you. Work. Everyone, at some point or another, has felt that pit in their stomach as they […]