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Six Signs You Need To Leave

Shari Caplan Goldsmith
May 17 2013


 

I’ve been there a couple of times in my career and I can still remember how horrible it felt. I’m talking about that feeling at work when there are too many hours in the day and days in the week. You’re constantly watching the clock and living for when you go on your next vacation. You are unhappy.

 

If anyone is experiencing those feelings right now, it could very well be a...

 
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Life Transitions

Shari Caplan Goldsmith
May 2 2013


 

For years, the trampoline has been a staple of our backyard. When my older son was in high school, it was a common occurrence to see a slew of kids in the backyard jumping on the trampoline.  After he went away to college, my younger son and his friends pretty much took over where he had left off.

 

The trampoline got so much mileage that we eventually had to buy a new...

 
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Career: When You Stop Waiting for the Gold Star, Here's How to Grab the Brass Ring

Ann Daly
May 1 2013


There comes the moment in a woman’s career when you realize: being good isn’t good enough.

Maybe you get passed over. Or you discover that the departmental fool is earning as much as you. (I remember that one.) You’re feeling underappreciated, perhaps even invisible. Despite the outstanding outcomes, the extra miles, the collegial contributions, your career has stalled.

The thing is, there are job skills, and there are career skills. Being good—even great—at...

 
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