Career

I used to think that being “professional” meant adopting this weird, robotic persona and using words like “synergy” to sound important. But after years of […]

I remember sitting in my first “real” office job, staring at a spreadsheet until the numbers blurred, convinced that at any moment, a manager would […]

Can we please stop pretending that you need a $200 career coach or a degree in graphic design just to figure out how to write […]

Can we please stop pretending that “leadership skills” are something you only find in a $500 seminar or a dusty, corporate textbook? Every time I […]

Can we please stop pretending that networking is some high-stakes performance where you need a designer blazer and a rehearsed elevator pitch just to survive […]

I remember sitting on my floor, surrounded by half-packed moving boxes and a mountain of “professional development” books I’d bought thinking they’d magically fix my […]

Remember that hollow, sinking feeling in your stomach when your boss sends a calendar invite titled “Quarterly Check-in” with no context? I’ve been there, sitting […]

I remember sitting on my floor, surrounded by half-packed moving boxes and a laptop that felt like it weighed a hundred pounds, staring at a […]

Can we please stop pretending that “continuous professional development” has to mean dropping three months’ rent on a fancy, high-pressure certification bootcamp or sitting through […]

Can we please stop pretending that buying a $40 designer planner is going to magically fix your life? I used to think that if I […]