Success
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
When Kathy Keating moved to a new town, she turned to volunteering to help her meet people. Yet her experience volunteering for Hospice Help Foundation offered her more than just a conduit for making friends. “I felt a little more three-dimensional,” says Keating, founder and principal at ProsInComms, a Boston area public relations firm for B2B tech companies.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Millennials have grown up, and many have ascended to managerial ranks. According to a survey that workflow-automation platform Zapier conducted in 2020, more than three in five millennial employees say they manage direct reports. And while first-time millennial managers are more likely to be managing other millennials, as their team continues to grow, their team will include Gen Z employees, says Emily Tsitrian, author of Make Me the Boss: Surviving as a Millennial Manager in the Corporate World
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Mad in America
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
T he teenager on the other end of the phone struggles with social media, struggles with body shaming and feelings of inadequacy, struggles with depression and anxiety. Since age 10 or 11, when she first started dancing with a youth ballet company, she would pull up Instagram and fixate on other dancers—looking at their bodies, comparing them with hers.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Experts generally tell you not to accept a counteroffer that your job extends in an effort to keep you from taking a new job. After all, there was some reason you looked elsewhere for employment. And research shows that more than half of those who accept a counteroffer end up leaving within two years anyway. But what if the counteroffer you receive is really good?
Work Life
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
They say age is just a number—but for older job seekers, it can complicate things, to say the least. One in three workers 50 or over say they’ve experienced age discrimination when looking for a new position. And two-thirds have felt its sting in the workplace. Last year saw continued layoffs, particularly in tech, while job openings fell to their lowest level since 2021 with the seeming end of The Great Resignation.
Work Life
FEBRUARY 17, 2024
Most people I know hate networking. The very word can conjure unpleasant connotations for so many of us. This aversion is why a full re-framing of networking is so important, especially as we progress in our careers. A great network is critical to every worker’s professional success. It’s not just about paying it forward to those below you and help them get a leg up.
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