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How to Decide Whether to Change Jobs
In the past, finding and following a career path was easy. Once an individual selected their specific life track, they simply followed that singular choice through to the finish line. Unfortunately, today’s world is much more complicated, with the average individual making approximately four to seven career changes before settling into a more permanent position. Especially with the current emphasis on achieving a solid work-life balance, finding the perfect job is critical in achieving absolute happiness and life satisfaction. As a result, it feels like everyone is constantly changing jobs, making a lot of us wonder if it is time we do too.
By Sherry Campbell7 years ago in Journal
The Effects of "Likes"
Generation Like,a documentary on the effects of "likes" on our generation and our world, investigates the effects of social media on millennials and how they interact with content and other people. It also focuses on how companies are using this information to sell their product, whether it is a movie, show, person, brand, or physical product. Here I will look at those effects, activities, reactions, and the ethicality of millennial’s and company’s use of social media and the drive for likes and how that effects you.
By Savannah White7 years ago in Journal
5 Ways to Tell It's Time for a Career Change
It is sometimes difficult for us to see when we are ready for a change in our lives. If we just take a step back and assess the situation, we usually get a better perspective. I spent years of my life thinking I was happy and in a longterm career only to realize it was actually the reason for all the suffering I was feeling. From personal experience, I can say that it can sometimes be impossible to tell the difference between the need for a career change or just going through a phase of boredom.
By Ashlyn Harper7 years ago in Journal
'The Rundown'
"This just in..." Many are familiar with the reporter schtick of sticking their finger into their ear when they're live on scene of a crime, a protest or even a festival. There's no predicting it. Every day brings a brand new lead, with a brand new idea of what the show looks like—from graphics, to camera shots and the all-so-important social media tie-ins.
By Katie Potter7 years ago in Journal
Starting My Own Business at 19 (Pt. 1)
This whole journey started when I sat down for my first ever job interview. I was fresh out of cookery school. I had spent nine months of my life filling my brain with everything about being a chef; from hand making puff pastry to butchering a 'best-end-of-neck'.
By Faith Stratton7 years ago in Journal
Passive Income
A lot of people have different ideas of what it means to make passive income. I am going to focus on a few different ways to possibly make a lot of money! It sounds great. However, in order to succeed you are going to need to put in hard work and possibly a little bit of funding. Let's start by looking at industries that generate money.
By Cameron McConnachie7 years ago in Journal
In the Life of a Vet Tech in Training 👩🏼⚕️
Yes this is a personal story, but I want it to be more than that. I want it to show people no matter the obstacles you go through in life, if you work hard enough you can succeed in so many ways. You will hit speed bumps along the way, you may even want to quit, but if you put your mind to it, any goal will come with time, patience, strength, and confidence. So here is my dream career. Here are the bumps along the way I am ready to face them all head on.
By Shyanne Dean7 years ago in Journal
Why Are You Ranking: Best Reasons to Appreciate Big Business Listed From Lowly Laborer to Top Executive
People complain about the working conditions of employers like Walmart and Amazon. As if the work that they fulfill is drudgery where they are trudging through puddles of mud or carrying heavy sacks on their back over football field lengths. Complainers about the working areas of these corporations lament the fact that they have to clock in on Monday, get over the hump on Wednesday, and celebrate Friday as a means of degrading their labor but elevating the result of that work, their direct deposit. They’ll say that the staff are like Draconian rulers “coercing” them into performing task after task. But what is the truth? Are employees strapped to machines and whipped into producing more? Are they throttled and unable to break free of a signed contract that they made with a given corporation? The problem that persists is that most folks don’t realize that multi-billion dollar companies and small businesses alike have one firm rule in the United States: free will. A worker has every right to quit, retire, resign, or just walk away from a position. The same is true for people who like working at hugely successful companies and have the right to enjoy their labor, continue to work at a position, and advance up the ranks of a given industry. And every company has the right to downsize and “let go” workers to satisfy the bottom line. Those workers may grumble, complain, or far worse commit acts of violence or take their own lives. These are vicious cases and only in extreme situations do these acts occur. For the most part, people love and find enjoyment in going to work. Those who do not relish work find themselves in self-pity and in a position to bring down the spirits of those around them. But that is different with others. Their productiveness is evident with every action that they take during the course of their day (or night). While some will scoff at the fact that the people behind massive corporations reap gargantuan fiscal benefits, they drop the idea that the individuals at these companies have earned their money and should not be ridiculed for their virtues. So get your price guns and balance sheets for Why Are You Ranking: Best Reasons to Appreciate Big Business Listed From Lowly Laborer to Top Executive.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Journal
