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Why I Quit My Job

It’s weird that 6 years of experience fits into one of those paper ream boxes. For some reason, that was the predominant thought as I pressed the button for the elevator to take me down from my job...

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How I Met My Building Crush

We’ve all had a building crush. Ya know, the guy or gal who works in the same building/vicinity as you, and is absolutely dreamy. There have been those times you get in the elevator with him/her, and...

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The People You Will Work with in Most Any Office

The one-upper. This person has always done something better or more extreme than you, and has always met more influential people and networked to connect with more important folks than you will ever...

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Service Jobs Will Do You Good

If at one point you donned an apron and goofy hat and stood at a register, you are decidedly not alone. Largely, a job in retail or food service may appear to be mundane and thoughtless on the...

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Places Where It’s OK to Drink at Lunch

The brief half-hour lunch, or simply having a bite to eat at your desk is a very Anglo-Saxon thing to do. The workweek is a time — as the name would suggest — for work. Not for lounging about in a...

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Bye-Bye Factory Jobs, Hello Baby Robots

Illustration by Andrew Rae; Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis Once upon a time, factories were the places where men, and women too (let’s not forget Rosie the Riveter), could put in an honest day’s work....

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An Argument Against Rising Through The Ranks

When you’re trying to figure out what to be in life, people generally say that you should do something that you enjoy and that you’re good at. It’s important to do both, because if you do only one or...

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How to Clean up for an Important Event

So you’ve got a date, or an interview, or any event where beat-up Chucks and a ratty T-shirt ain’t gonna cut it and you need to look marginally put-together. Part of the beauty of “personal style” is...

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