When to quit — the signs that mean it, and the ones that only feel like they do
The difference between quitting on a bad day and quitting for a reason that survives a calendar and a pay stub
Topic
career-advice
8 articles tagged career-advice.
"Follow your passion" is bad advice — here is what to do instead
Steve Jobs's 2005 line about passion sounds like a compass, but the research on skill capital points somewhere else
How to bring up something you noticed at work without sounding like a snitch
The sentence structure that keeps your observation about the process, not the person you're afraid to name
What to say when a coworker asks how much you make
The two honest answers to the salary question, why saying it out loud is winning, and how to say no without flinching
"Networking" is a bad word for a good thing — here is how to actually do it
Networking isn't collecting contacts — it's giving first, and the research on why is older than LinkedIn
How to give feedback to a peer without setting the room on fire
The one sentence that turns feedback into observation, and the timing that keeps it from becoming a fight
How to handle an email you sent by mistake
The one-sentence retract, when a follow-up email actually helps, and the surprisingly common cases where silence is the correct move
What to say in the salary-negotiation call for your first real job offer
The exact counter-number to use, the four sentences that carry it, and what actually happens if they say no