I received a note from an old college friend in response to my recent article on finding our purpose. He had this to say: I have spent many...
I was thirty-four and walking through the door of the largest advertising agency in Minneapolis for my first day. How could this be? I had been offered a...
After enduring a typical hour-long commute to get to my office on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., I had to laugh out loud reading James Bruce’s Wall Street...
I was enjoying an exhilarating and fulfilling career at a large advertising agency. Accolades, advancement, fun work, great people, and star-status at the agency—I couldn’t have asked for...
Editor’s note: The Trump administration recently reinstated work requirements for those receiving welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF). While IFWE does not focus...
If you’re a young person in the workplace, you may be feeling a mix of emotions about your work. As exciting and rewarding as your job may be,...
Mark Zuckerberg wants to give you money, but it’s not his money! In a recent Harvard commencement address, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined other major technology figures to...
One of the things I have observed living in Washington, D.C. is that it is a very transient city. People come and go due to careers in government,...
Sometimes job changes occur out of necessity; one job ends and we need to find a new one to pay the bills. In other cases, we can find...
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