I entered my shared office in Madison, Connecticut prepared to give a presentation. The audience would be arriving in 20 minutes and to my not pleasant surprise, two electricians were drilling in my suite mate’s office. I had been told by my office share friend that the work was being done the previous day. Not […]
Read More“I want to be able to provide for my kids.” Sean said. “That’s the only reason why I stay in my career.” Sean went on to explain that both his wife and his oldest child had urged him to meet with a career counselor because they saw his misery. If your spouse and kids […]
Read MoreA few months ago, Nancy and Tom (disguised names and story details) came in for separate career counseling appointments on the same day. It struck me as interesting because they worked in the same building in Hartford and both complained about their jobs for similar reasons. Each felt they were not making a difference in […]
Read More“I don’t mean I want to be artist but I don’t just want to do tasks all day. I want to create something, anything.” David said. “I love writing music so much because my creative juices flow. But at work, I just follow procedures.” David commented further, in a refrain I’ve heard before, “and now I […]
Read More“My older brother’s friend helped me get into this company…” Brittany said. “I never heard of them and didn’t even know what they did”, she continued in her vague descriptions of a company in North Haven, Connecticut. Brittany graduated Fairfield University in 2012. While the recession had lost its vigorous grip on the nation at […]
Read MoreIn my career counseling work, I don’t help create starving artists. But I do help idealists create realistic dream careers. It is far easier to do so with my twentysomething clients than with my fortysomething clients who live in big houses with a couple of children in the Connecticut suburbs. That whole pay the […]
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