Whether you are an employee or a freelancer, even if you are a boss, it is important to reward yourself as you attain certain milestones in your career. Make it more than a pat on the back, go out and treat yourself to something nice or get something you always wanted. That is why most…
Tag: Job
Guest Post: BOREDroom Disclosure
Last week, I came across an awesome post and the blogger Jen was generous enough to allow me to share this with you. Please enjoy. Hop over to her blog if you enjoy her candid words as much as I do! How many times have I sat there at the conference table across the General…
Death by Overwork
Today, I came across a very sad and disturbing news. A young woman of 24 years old took her life due to work related stress. Some may think it is silly or out of this world to lose your life to something tangible like your job but I think it is one of the saddest…
Word of Advice: Balanced Choices
Dear Kally, I have been working in my company as an assistant manager for 2 years now and in all, 8 years in the automation manufacturing industry. Last appraisal in June, my boss told me that I have been earmarked to be taking over his position when he retires at the end of next year…
Guest Post: Why My Greatest Achievement As A Goldman Sachs VP Was Quitting
6 AM meant it was time to check voicemails. 11 PM meant it was time to check voicemails again. Every second in between reserved for hustling, fixing the thousand problems guaranteed to crop up that day. That was my life as a Goldman Sachs VP, and despite what you might assume, I didn’t hate it….
Is Passion So Hard to Pursue?
Recently, a number of people asked me a simple yet complex question “what is passion?” I have address this topic many times in MiddleMe and because it is a feeling rather than a physical thing, it can be hard for some to grasp. We all heard people talking about how important passion is in life,…
What is your childhood dream?
Sitting in the classroom, looking out of the window, chewing hard at the end tip of my pencil, deep in thought as my little mind ran through the title of my essay ‘What I want to be when I grow up?” Does this scenario sound vaguely familiar to you? So what did you want to…
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