Category: Career and Finances

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s an honest question. One you have probably been asked numerous times in your life. For me, I wanted a lot of things out of life. I wanted to be a fighter pilot or a teacher or a doctor or a singer or an Olympic

Do you remember a few years back when the public was asked to name a new British research vessel? An online poll was taken, and the winning name, with 124,109 votes, was Boaty McBoatface. But the powers that be couldn’t abide their $287-million-dollar ship having such a ridiculous name, so the will of the people

You’re working late at the office one Thursday evening, and suddenly you realize your chances for eating at a reasonable time passed hours ago. As you prepare to pack up your laptop, you see another light at the end of the hall. It’s your boss. Seeing that you, his diligent employee, are still burning the

I still remember how my stomach turned when the CEO called everyone into the conference room. An unscheduled meeting on a Friday afternoon is never a good sign, and my stomach was right: In fifteen short minutes, we learned that our organization was relocating to another state and half the staff was being laid off.