Getting laid off stinks. Even if you plan to leave a job, it’s uncomfortable when you’re forced out. Bills, a family, and y’know, the need to eat can make it feel like you are down to the wire to land your next position. If you’re like me, you are not…

I was told of the most ridiculous sentence to come out of an executive’s mouth the other day. Amid announcing that the company was laying off everyone present for the call, he stated: “We are still very much in a hiring and growth mode. Anyone on this call is free…

Every time I’m asked why I chose statistics as a major in college, my answer is usually along the lines of, “It’s versatile. I’ll probably never be unemployed.” Every industry from music and entertainment to education and technology relies on data collection, analysis, and visualization. …

We have all heard the term “hustle culture” amongst Instagram’s finance bros, and Twitter’s marketing groups. On the off-chance you live under a rock, hustle culture is all about engulfing yourself in work by devoting as many hours as possible to the grind. You or someone you know might subscribe…

A job description is the first insight you will gain into a company and it’s more telling than you might think. While most job descriptions read as a robot wrote them, they’re written by humans you could potentially be working with if you land that job. I am currently working…

Have you been toying with the idea of quitting your job? You’ve been at your job for a few years, or even a few months, and the idea has been gnawing at you in the back of your mind. …

I started my writing business (unofficially) in 2010 but didn’t hit my stride until around 2014. I defined this stride by not having to rely on my parents for money, nor a traditional 9–5. You would be surprised to know that I didn’t have a fancy logo, cool landing page…

When I first started freelance writing, I was getting paid pennies per word. I remember when I made my first $100 from a content mill, writing a variety of blogs in beauty, professional services, and construction. As I gained traction as a writer, I became more thoughtful about the jobs…

Last week, Belgium signed the four-day workweek and the ability to “ignore your boss after work” into law. While that’s good for Belgium, you won’t see me sitting around acknowledging Slack or Gmail notifications a second past 4:59 pm. You shouldn’t either. Instead of waiting for the government to draw…