I learned a great lesson recently.
Two weeks ago I was hired to help the company I intern for (a really great place to work, by the way) to set up some blogs and help edit, research and contribute my own columns.
That’s right; I am now a part time professional blogger. And I am not [...]

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I’m about to surprise you.
I’m going to give you some brutal honesty, and tell you something that is perhaps a bit contrary to what I’ve been preaching for a long time.
“The Great Office Escape” is not for everyone.
Wow, what have I done? I’ve just told a good portion of my readers that they’ll either never [...]

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There is a surefire way to tell if the job you are applying for is completely wrong for you. Totally foolproof. Simply check your resume for lies to yourself. If you have any of these, don’t bother turning it in to anyone. You’ll be miserable if you get the job.
I kid [...]

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Here is a letter I received from someone I know who is “trapped in the 9 to 5.” I changed her name to protect her anonymity and to prevent her from losing her job. And what a shame that would be
I am so f***ing sick of being a glorified secretary. Sure, [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The end of college is more than a mere turning point. Until this time, most young people have had the “next thing” to look forward to every year of their lives. But what is the next thing? It is the next institution of learning, of course.
Sure, finishing high school and saying goodbye [...]

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Though most of us “office haters” dream of greener pastures and talk a blue streak about what we would do with our lives if only our job was better/didn’t exist, we still do have to go to work every day. Though we will not stand for this forever, we do have to cope with [...]

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A long while back I wrote a post about the differences between just taking a job just to pay the bills while enjoying hobbies on the side and striving for a career you love.
But what if you’ve tried many different paths, have a strong desire to do something you truly love with your life, but [...]

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I’ve noticed a disturbing pattern developing amongst many people who feel trapped in office culture. It’s a pattern that combined an unhealthy dose of complacency, complaining, and a hint of anger. Mix those wonderful traits together with a touch of depression and you have your classic case of burnout: someone who cannot stand [...]

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