WORK

How To Succeed in Six Careers

Surviving and thriving in today’s ever-changing world of work

Jobs of the future created by Grok (AI-generated image)

Make them happier, I kept telling Grok. Come on, you can do it!

And so Grok did …

I’m getting to know Grok better now; working with him is my 6th career.

I always wanted to be a writer

Back in 1975 when I was in junior high, we took the PSAT and filled out forms for our future careers.

First choice: Creative Writer

Second choice: Creative Writer

And so I am. “Creative writing” (and what would the non-creative type be called?) is one thing I’ve done my whole life, but it can’t precisely be called a career in the sense that it’s never been my primary, exclusive source of income.

Business Insider just published an article illustrating the fact that in the past four years, the most highly-educated U.S. workers are those who, if they lose their jobs, are experiencing the greatest difficulty getting new ones.

For about two years, I was working for a company called Outlier. Early-on, I received opportunities to work creatively with that company’s parent: Open AI — perhaps you’ve heard of them. But mostly, it was just…