For most of my career, I believed I was doing the right thing. Like many in Generation X, I followed the playbook handed down to us: work hard, stay loyal, climb the ladder, and corporate America would take care of the rest.
What I didnāt realizeāwhat we didnāt realizeāwas how deeply the disappeara...
Whatās holding GenXers back from escaping corporate life?Ā
For many, itās not riskāitās the fear of the unknown. In a recent survey I ran:
- Ā 9% believe corporate is safer
- Ā 31% believe solo is the safer path
- Ā 60% are unsureĀ
If that sounds like you, youāre not alone. But hereās the good news:...
If youāre just joining, welcome! This is part of an ongoing blog series where Iām sharing my journey of building the Collective Academy for Business Owners from the ground up. If you want to catch up, go back to Post #1: Journey to Launch ā Why Iām Starting the Collective Academy.
Iām documenting e...
Return-to-office (RTO) mandates are back, and while big corporate is spinning it as a way to improve collaboration and boost productivity, letās call it what it really is: a business strategy to reduce headcount without the formal layoffs.
Iām calling it the Random Headcount Reduction Strategy (RHR...
Ā "The Shawshank Redemption," a classic, is more than just a story of hope and perseverance. Itās a great metaphor for the experience of breaking free from the confines of corporate life, especially for Gen X who have spent decades in that world.Ā
In this issue, Iāll explore the eerie parallels betw...
Job Experts Blame āResenteeismā For Why Gen Z Does The Bare Minimum At Work ā But Gen X Workers Might Be Even Worse
More and more people are finding it difficult to stay engaged at work due to a lack of motivation and burnout.
It's no secret that Gen Z has gained a reputation for being the most ch...
How my 90 second rant became featured in an article
In all honesty, I have no idea how it happened
I have a Google alert set up to track when I am mentioned in the news
Spoiler alert, I donāt get many notifications
On 4/26 I had a pleasant surprise
My 90 second mini-rant about the CEO of Spotify being ās...
I had a recent TikTok video go viral (I was just ranting about the current state of corporate America):Ā
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTL9XywGo/Ā
What was cool is a journalist used my content in an article on the same topic:Ā https://www.yourtango.com/news/spotify-ceo-shocked-laying-off-staff-presented...
I didn't do this until I was 53 years old. It is never too late for you to do the same.
I am adding the most relevant of the TikTok videos to my blog.Ā
Ā The Corporate Escapee and the EaaS Mindset
I had an āahaā moment recently when I was working with a potential escapee and I was explaining the various ways to leverage her experience. I talked about the freelance path but that doesnāt necessarily capture the value of decades of experience. I also ...
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