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Job and Career

Midlife: What Better Time To Decide What You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

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Ever get the feeling that the career you started at eighteen or twenty-two isn't what you were meant to do? After twenty or thirty years, is it time for a change? This section helps sort through those "but I what I really want to do is ..." thoughts, and looks into the variety of other issues that middle aged people face in their work life. To start, read our comprehensive collection of midlife career change posts entitled Midlife Career Change Frequently Asked Questions"

Key tags include career change, career satisfaction, job change, job loss, and work-life balance.

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"Top Ten Reasons Why People Quit Their Jobs"

Wesley's picture

While far from a scientific analysis, management consultant and author Greg Smith compiled his top reasons people change jobs: »more»

USA Today: Boomers May Not Be Able To Find Work After 60

Greg's picture

USA Today's front page story is a bucket of cold water for baby boomers who expect to work into their 60's to save money for retirement: »more»

Midlife Career Change Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Wesley's picture

Your career choice impacts your quality of life, standard of living, personal identity, and much more. By the time you hit middle age, career changes are far from easy, but many people feel a mismatch with the career that they had selected earlier in life and want to at least explore the possibility of pursuing a new career. Are you one of these people? »more»

The Hard-To-Pin-Down "Midcareer Crisis"

Greg's picture

"Midlife crisis" may be many things -- depression, a reassessment, dissatisfaction, or unease -- but a key contributor can be career issues.

But like so much about midlife, there is little hard data on what happens to midcareer adults. »more»

Thinking About Changing Your Career? Do It Before 50!

Greg's picture

The Chicago Sun-Times series on midlife issues concluded with Career change rewarding -- until your early 40s. The key section: »more»

Five signs that you should be looking for a new job

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Marilyn Haight's five signs to heed if you're employed by a corporation: »more»

Life Imitating Art III, the Life Plan

Wesley's picture

In parts I and II of this multi-part article I wrote about how this company is the result of introspective thinking by the founders about what we wanted to do next with the working portion of our lives. »more»

Our Most Recent Articles About Job and Career

Time to get organized: Buffet Time Management for Creative People

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You can usually spot a creative person because they seem lost and confused or doing too many things at once. Time management simply bedevils creative types. Whether it’s keeping focused on projects or just getting the stuff of life done, a bubbling cauldron of chaos is usually close at hand. »more»

Fast Times for Jobless Athletes

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An interesting artifact of the recession has been that millions of week-end warriors have being able to become "weekday warriors" as well leading to faster running times, better jump shots, and heavier bench pressing. »more»

Newsweek: Letterman is not alone; Workplace affairs on the rise

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Much ado this week about David Letterman's forced acknowledgment of his affair with his assistant Stephanie Birkitt. According to research reported in a recent Newsweek story they are far from alone in engaging in an office romance: »more»

When Divorce Means Re-entering the Job Market

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In working with divorcing couples, reemployment of an “at-home” spouse is a recurring theme. »more»

Book Review: "I Hate People"

Wesley's picture

The complete title is "I Hate People!: Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job" and it is certainly not your typical business book. The overall premise is that no matter how large or small your organization you are almost certainly going to have to deal with people you can't stand. »more»

Survey Says Baby Boomers Think Playing With Your Blackberry During A Meeting Is Rude

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A survey of white collar workers (most of them in the legal profession) commissioned by NexisLexis offers a glimpse at changing attitudes towards technology between Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Yers (source: The technology log Techcrunch): »more»

End of Times?? Make a bucket list.

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A good friend of mine is convinced that the world is nearing the end of times. This is a topic that she and I differ on. I come at it from my knowledge of history, sociology, world events, and even world religions and I'm not quite sure where she's coming at it from. I think online bible study and her family. Who is right? Who is wrong? »more»

. . . The Wisdom to Know the Difference

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One of the most difficult virtues to attain is wisdom. Nobody becomes wise through an accident of birth or by osmosis. As has often been said, wisdom derives from good judgment, which, in turn, derives from bad judgment — and an awful lot of it. »more»

The Endangered Working Male

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Several years ago, my friend, Dr. Jed Diamond explained how masculine acculturation was creating a huge obstacle for men in the workforce: both young and old. »more»

When You Stand at the Turning Point

hlesbrown's picture

You have competency. That's not enough. You have experience. So do a lot of other people. You have long-term loyalty. That's not relevant. You have a family, a mortgage, car payments, expenses, tuition. It's not even a consideration. You're over fifty; it's too late to start over for crying out loud! Nobody's listening. »more»

Are You a Midlife Entrepreneur?

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Here's to a new beginning. You're off to a fresh start. You have new hope, new prospects, new horizons, a new vision. Your life is half over, you're dissatisfied with what you've accomplished, and here's your chance to get moving. No time like the present, you say. »more»

Repent! The End Is Near! (2)

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Once more, the Grim Reaper is coming up the pathway to visit the old year, 2008. The economic forces that were put in motion over the last ten years have finally tipped the scales, particularly over the last six months. Huge corporations are dropping like flies or are begging to be propped up by the very people most hurt by their business decisions (us). »more»

Review: Skirts in the Boardroom; A woman's survival guide to success in business and life

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Aimed at working women, "SKIRTS" is an advice-laden guide that provides strategies for moving up the corporate ladder in a male dominated business world. LifeTwo recommends that members read at least three (and preferably four to five) business books each year. Why so many? »more»

Balancing Your Needs against Your Wants

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Let's assume for the sake of argument that you're going to pass through a number of careers in your lifetime (because you are). Let's also assume that retirement isn't in the picture for you (because it's not). »more»

How Stuck Are You in Your Job?

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Do you remember a time when your work was fun? Do you remember when you looked forward to going to wok? »more»