A mid-December batch of links
Since the more recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received an assessment on shifting minds on job hopping, then a personal essay on preventing what you can before it takes hold. This coming weekend, they will enjoy a reflection on my time at company headquarters this past fall.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that represent the themes of this newsletter: career development, community building, and self care.
Why millennial women are embracing angel investing.
“I realized I know a lot more about a lot of these companies having worked at them and seen how they operate, scale, and grow,” she says. Once she started taking classes, “I realized there really isn’t much to it.”
The Long Goodbye: Why Laid-Off Employees Are Still on the Job. I helped source for this story, with two people to my knowledge who are cited in the story coming via my suggestions. This practice makes a lot of sense to me, though I understand why some people would feel burned by it. Finishing the assignment under these circumstances is certainly an ego blow.
How to Tell an Employee They’re Not Ready for a Promotion.
Gen Z is bringing a whole new vibe to the workplace: anxiety. “The core of Gen Z's worries about work comes down to uncertainty, experts told me. The natural uneasiness that comes with starting a new chapter of life was compounded by the shift to remote work and the chaos of a new work paradigm.” This all makes sense to me.
The importance of a 'pawsitive' environment at the office.
Armed With AI, Workers Are Applying To More Jobs. It’s Upping The Competition. I helped source this story, a good one. I believe that to beat the algorithms and to get noticed in this day and age you must be using ChatGPT to personalize your resume and cover letters. It’s worth skipping these steps if you can always, but if you’re fighting against fire, fight back with fire, for sure.
Why Neiman Marcus Group is doubling down on remote work.
With equity compensation on the decline, stocks become a top employee Christmas gift. No problem in offering this as another option, for those who want to risk it. But pay attention to whether anyone obliges because the option is not itself valuable rather the people deciding it’s worthwhile to take hold of.
Forget the surprise if you’re thinking of giving a pet as a holiday present.
2024 will see plenty of return-to-office mandates, but the definition of ‘RTO’ is changing.
Frana adds that the “hybrid” model can take many forms, including everything from one day in office to four, and may incorporate different requirements for different roles or teams within the same organization.
How Much Weight Comes Back After Stopping a Weight-Loss Drug? I included this link quite frankly to see how many people would click it because this topic is on everyone’s minds, and it felt almost essential to remind people of the side effects to these weight-loss drugs during the holiday season.
Indeed's 2024 jobs and hiring trends reveal more workers looking for jobs in AI.
How to survive the office Christmas party. This feels like an easy thing to give away, to not force people who aren’t interested in going to a holiday party to elect to stay home, especially in a world in which we accept more flexibility as the norm. Wouldn’t you rather have a party with only those who enjoy being on hand?