Life: Is life too short for a 9 to 5 job?
Absolutely!Here is how a typical routine will look like.6 AM to 8 AM: Wake up. Get ready. Kids. School. Breakfast.8 AM to 9 AM: Commute. Reach office.9 AM to 6 PM: Work.6 PM to 7 PM: Commute. Reach home.7 PM to 8 PM: Unwind. Kids. School. Dinner.8 PM to 10 PM: Me Time. 20 missed calls can wait.10 PM to 6 AM: Sleep.If you don’t have kids, you get couple of extra hours per day. If you live closer to work, you save time on commute. But, the ever increasing work load & agile deadlines can eat away time saved elsewhere.If you manage to restrict work to office hours, you do get 2 hours everyday for self. You get paid on time, pay your bills on time and save some money. That’s great. But, wait, there are too many things that can go wrong in this setup. And quite often they do.LayoffsReorgsCost cuttingAgeismPoliticsLocationCultureManagerClientSalaryWorkCo-workersTimingsHealthRelationshipsWhile a 9–5 setup does have some advantages (especially when you have no capital to run your own show), you end up firefighting a lot of issues listed above, in vain, which add no value in the long run.Instead of reskilling and solving bigger problems year after year, you end up politicking to save your job or to move up just an inch. I can’t see how that is the best use of one’s life.EDIT 1 - People ask: what are the alternatives?I have written 40 answers on Quora about work. I ended up organizing them under 4 different sub-sections (Teaching, Career Advice, Software R&D, Freelancing & Entrepreneurship) on my website. I can’t find a neater way of organizing my answers here on Quora.To summarize, if you are good, you will do way better doing your own thing rather than working for someone else. The freedom will enable you to upskill and produce results much faster.If you are not so good, you will struggle in any setup. So, your focus should be to figure out what you really like, reskill in that area and give it your 100%. You won’t go very far without passion.
Should I list a short term job on my resume?
I have recently (last month) started a new job which I thought was my dream job. It seemed to have everything I was looking for and more. I thought it was the next big step and I was very happy. Well within a very short time I have relized that it is closer to a nightmare. My boss is unreasonable and I am not even doing what I was hired to do. I have now started to look for a new postion but I don't know how to handle my resume. Do I list this short term postion or do I just leave it off and use my last job as my current? Which looks better to HR departments, a short term thing or a gap?
Quitting my part-time job on short notice?
I've been employed as a busser for the past 2 months or so ( my first job) and today im quitting on short notice due to the fact that all paychecks go into gas money to get to work... I realize burning bridges is a bad way to leave but im wasting my time working here, my last check was **** and I worked my *** off! I'm a sophomore in college at the moment and am only in town for summer. Again I understand burning bridges is bad but it has to be done, has anyone ever quit a job short notice and found another job?
How long should a teenager keep their first part time job?
Until you get another job or have a very strong reason for quitting such as going to college. At your age it won't matter that much but employers look for gaps in employment and want to know why you left your job. The more consistent your resume the more comfortable they will be in making a job offer to you thinking you won't walk off the job and waste the time and money it takes to train you.
Is 2-3 hours a day reasonable for a part time job? ?
It's too short - employers want people they can schedule for longer shifts so there's less scheduling for them to do. It's far easier to schedule one person to work an 8 hour shift rather than having to get 2 or 3 people to take part of that shift. Sometimes shifts are shorter than 8 hours especially if you're part time, but they're longer than 2 hours that's for certain.
Is my skirt too short for a job interview?
I have a grey pinstriped skirt suit from Banana Republic that has a skirt that's 1 1/2 inches above the knee when I'm standing up. It fits me very well & doesn't look revealing, and I'm a pretty conservative dresser who never wears miniskirts. But I'm concerned that it will still be too short for a job interview. It doesn't show thigh when I'm sitting down. I'll be applying for low-level/entry-level clerical or retail work, & will be hitting some temp agencies. I can buy the next larger size, which is knee-length but I'd be swimming in it. I'm short & very scrawny. I can't afford tailoring or another whole suit. I also need to go on interviews ASAP. Comments? Advice? Keep the shorter skirt or get the longer one that's big on me?