Archive for the 'crisis' Category
October 10th, 2007
Q: My company was just sold. My whole job descriptionchanged and my workload nearly doubled with no increase incompensation. Our friendly culture is now snarly andgnarly. I used to love coming to work and now I dreadMondays. Should I quit?
A: Maybe. I say, if your mental and physicalhealth have not been compromised, hang on.
But effective […]
January 2nd, 2007
Q. “I’ve been a teacher. Can I transfer these skills to become a trainer or professional speaker?”
A. You’ve probably heard, “Career change is about transferring skills.” As far as I’m concerned, that’s an urban legend.
Skills transfers make sense for some jobs, such as telephone operators who become call center reps. But managers often […]