Career Stuff
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Swallowing My Pride and Signing In: What It’s Like to Take a Corporate Job I’m Overqualified For
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After more than 20 years in marketing—over half of them spent as a consultant running my own business—I recently took a full-time corporate job that, on paper, I’m overqualified for. That’s not said with arrogance; it’s just a fact. My resume reflects decades of experience managing campaigns, building brands, advising C-suite clients, and juggling everything
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Re-Entering the Workforce as a Gen X’er in a Gen Z World: Notes from the Oldest Person in the Office
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After years of working independently, freelancing, and generally keeping a lot of plates spinning, I recently found myself re-entering the traditional workforce. As someone squarely in the Gen X camp, I knew things would be different—but I wasn’t fully prepared for how different. From the moment I walked into the office and realized I was
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Four and a half years ago, I blew up my life. After 20 years with someone who had become my other half, I found myself alone—not in some dramatic, life-changing way, but in the raw, practical sense of suddenly having to rebuild everything. I was 42, newly single, and had no idea who I was