Category Archives: 9 to 5 Culture
Advantages of Leaving the Corporate World
It isn’t easy to make the leap from a 9-to-5er to an entrepreneur. Obviously there are many challenging and time-consuming steps in-between. But it’s possible that you don’t even need to make all of these steps or free the rat race in order to find a more peaceful and fulfilling work life. Maybe all you [...]
The Courtesy of a Rejection Letter
As a fresh-faced recent college grad excited about his entry into the “real world” in the spring of 2005, I encountered one of my first soul-crushing obstacles that helped set me on a slow but sure course toward the entrepreneur I am today. I would send out job applications and never hear anything back. This [...]
New Workplace Trends: 9 to 5 is So Last Decade!
I have an old friend who works as a software engineer. He holds the same position with the same company as he did over five years ago. His salary has increased steadily each year. Coming from a traditional family where his father valued hard work ethics, integrity, and professional stubbornness, my friend was ecstatic to [...]
My Last 9 to 5 Job
I’ve had a few people ask me what my last traditional office job actually was like. Where did I work? What did I do? Was that the job that pushed me over the edge? The answer to the last question is a resounding “yes”. In fact, the day I lost that job, I sought solace [...]
How to Ask for Time Off From Work
His door is slightly ajar. You can almost feel the hot coffee-laden breath and steely eyes of your boss bowling you over as you tip-toe gingerly into his office. 100 thoughts flash through your mind. “Maybe I don’t need the time off. What if he fired me for asking? No, that’s crazy. He wouldn’t do [...]
Don’t Read this Article
…if you are at work, that is! In fact, you might want to close this entire website from your browser. You don’t want to be caught reading “The Great Office Escape” on your job! And it doesn’t matter if you clear the search history or not. Your IT department sometimes has programs that will record [...]
Becoming Your Work
It’s amazingly easy to lose yourself in your job. Let’s face it – the majority of us spend more than half of our waking hours at work – 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. When we come home at night (and the sun has already been down for an hour) it’s sometimes difficult [...]
The Fallacy of 8 Hour Workdays
Take a look back and the last time you had a week off (or more) and didn’t actually go on vacation. I’m assuming you didn’t just sit around the whole week getting absolutely nothing accomplished. You probably did some cleaning, did some chores, or fixed something at least once. You were productive for a bit [...]
Job Comparisons: Before and After
My apologies for the lack of updates the last two weeks. I’ve been busy working on the web-developing side of things, and have an internship which begins tomorrow working with some Flash and XHTML projects. Speaking of which, I was thinking about the completely different directions and traits my current and former careers possess. Exercise [...]
Outside the Office
Are office jobs bad for your health? Based on my own personal experience, I’d have to say “yes.” I have noticed a few nice changes in my health since the day my most recent office job ended in November. (I am a currently unemployed student who is beginning to take on web development projects for [...]
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