Why are so many knowledge workers quitting?
During the pandemic, many knowledge workers have been embracing career downsizing, voluntarily reducing their work hours to emphasize other aspects of life....
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Solving the Sunday Scaries: Tips to start the week with wellness
No, Sunday Scaries is not the name of a horror movie – although for some, it may feel this way. This term refers to: “Anxieties one experiences on Sunday when...
Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting
In most cases, internal job applicants who are rejected end up quitting: research indicates they are nearly two times as likely to leave their organizations compared to those who were...
Meaningful work: The key to employee engagement
Levels of job satisfaction can be found in the difference between what individuals expect and what they experience at work. When people experience job satisfaction, they have higher levels of...
Why Iceland’s 4-day workweek pilot was an ‘overwhelming success’
About 2,500 employees worked reduced hours for four years with no decrease in pay, resulting in greater well-being and productivity....
People aren’t just quitting their jobs. They’re redefining success
When so many parts of our lives were cut off from the external world -- which was true whether we were fortunate enough to be able to be working at...
Are jobs as bad as we fear?
The term "bullshit jobs" came to popular attention in 2018 when the late David Graeber published Bullshit Jobs: A Theory, in which he argued that over half of the jobs today...
Navigating emotion in careers work: 6 resources to check out
One of the things that makes us human is the fact that we feel emotions. How we feel plays in a role in everything we do, so it comes as...
Is your job meaningful and does it matter?
For the average American, work is not the most meaningful thing they do in their everyday lives. In fact, it is significantly less meaningful than many other activities classified in...
The plight of the unhappily employed during a pandemic
Many people assume, especially these days, that the people I work with as a career professional are unemployed and seeking help to get back into the labour market as soon...