The routine. The pressure. The people. The lack of purpose. For many people, working a corporate job is just about the worst thing that they could imagine doing with their life. And for some, they may even feel like working a traditional corporate 9 to 5 is a waste of life entirely. If you’re here reading this article, there’s a good chance that you’re miserable in...
You’ve tried different companies. You’ve tried different jobs. Maybe you’ve even tried different career paths entirely. And, no matter what you try, you simply don’t seem to enjoy it. Any maybe you’re even in what you would consider to be a good job right now. A good company, a good boss, a good team, but still, you’re finding that you just don’t like...
The 9-5 schedule has been the standard for most jobs in the United States since the 1920s. Originally, it was introduced by the Ford Motor Company and became standardized by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as a way to curb the exploitation of factory workers. And ever since that time, the 9-5 schedule is the way that we have organized our work. However, younger generations have increasingly...
Whether it’s your very first job or a new job after having been out of work for a while, getting out into the workforce can feel scary. There’s the pressure to perform, to interact with other people, to have less control over your schedule, and to deal with a boss. All of those things are significant challenges if you’ve never worked before or have been out of work for a while...
Work is a significant portion of your life. In fact, the average person spends 90,000 hours at work over the course of a lifetime. And if you find yourself dreading going to work and hating all of the time that you’re spending at doing your job, it can have a significant impact on your overall wellbeing. To that end, this article is going to unpack what to do if you find yourself...
If you’re choosing currently in school, or graduating school shortly, it’s common to feel like you have no idea what career you want. However, it’s also fairly common to feel like you have no idea what career you want even if you’ve had an extensive working career. Lots of people work for many years in a career path that they never feel like is not truly for them. ...
Whether you’re in your 30s, 50s, or just getting started in your career, growing tired of working is not uncommon. And the feeling of being tired of working is a hard one to deal with. Normal working hours for most people are 9 – 5, five days per week for forty hours per week. So if you’re spending forty hours per week doing something that you are simply tired of, it can be...
Vince Lombardi once said that “the price of success is hard work”. John Carmack said “focused, hard work is the real key to success”. And if you search for quotes about hard work, you’ll find many examples of famous, successful people talking about the importance of hard work in achieving success. But is that really true? Is hard work the key to success? Or are there...
In the United States, it’s common for people to work from their early 20s to about the time they’re 65. And once they hit 65, after over 40 years of working, folks generally consider retiring. Now, it probably goes without saying that 40 years in the workforce is a long time. And many people burnout and get tired of work prior to that. To that end, this article is written...
Many of us spend our work weeks thinking about the weekend. And spend our weekends dreading Mondays. And if that’s your experience, then you have likely had the thought that you simply don’t want to work at all. In this article, I unpack possible reasons why you may feel like you don’t want to work at all and make the argument that you likely do want to work in some capacity...
