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Having a 9–5 Job Is Suddenly a Huge Risk
This is how you rethink your career so the changing economy works in your favor.
This week has been extremely challenging. I have had a large number of messages on LinkedIn from people who are desperate for a job and will do anything to get one. Then, there are the people I have worked with both past and present. They have been ringing me desperate to find work.
One man, yesterday, burst into tears when on the phone with me, as he explained how he would be losing his job next week.
He has tried so many approaches. He said his past three years’ performance has been the equivalent of an A+ according to his performance review and incentive plan. Still, nobody will listen to him. The line that got me was this: “I feel like a number — they treat me like a number.” And now he feels completely helpless…worthless even.
I felt helpless last year when unemployment hit me. Right now the best way to explain what is going on is this:
Everyone is rushing for the exits and trying to re-enter through the same door.
Some of the best salespeople I have ever met, who’ve consistently exceeded quotas, are unemployed. Amazing project managers have no projects to work on. People leaders who could inspire a nation with…
