Category Archives: Jobs

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The 4 Day Work Week

By | 10/17/2022

Same pay for less work  Over the last couple of years an interesting trend has emerged in the job market. Instead of working the typical 40 hours a week, some jobs have switched to a 32 hour work week. Employees only come to work 4 days a week, so it’s pretty much a long weekend, every weekend. The… Read More »

Great Jobs of the Future

Kiplinger made a list of “best” and worst career choices for the next generation of workers. They analyzed 785 popular occupations, considering their pay rates, growth potential over the next decade and educational requirements. The 10 most promising jobs focus on fields that are projected to expand greatly over the next decade and currently offer generous paychecks. Meanwhile the 10… Read More »

The Janitor’s Tale

I heard this parable on a radio talk show. It explores some important lessons about conventional wisdom, expectations, and opportunity, so I thought I would share it. I don’t know where it originated from here’s a paraphrased version of it. There once was a janitor who worked for a large corporation in the 1900s. Like many working class folks… Read More »