An employee told me he was quitting. “Here’s my badge,” he said. “I’m quitting.” “You’re not quitting,” I shot back. “I have to,” he said. “I have my baby at home and I can’t stand being here. I need to leave.” “I know,” I said. “That’s exactly why you can’t quit. What else are you …
I had an employee with a learning disability. As a manager, this was the toughest challenge I ever faced. The trainer gave me a heads-up too, saying: “We’re giving you Tyler. He had a hard time during training. But there’s no one else here I’d trust him with.” Oh, geez. Thanks. I’m not sure if …
I worked for a “large retail store” and avoided my boss like the plague. I’d come in every morning, say “hi,” and get grief in response. She’d say, “Why is the store a mess? The reports haven’t been cleared. There’s damaged goods left undone.” There’d be no greeting in return. Just complaints – like a …
Every athlete is familiar with the phrase “Coach Watching.” It’s when the coach is watching you, you act like a superstar. But when the coach turns his back, you suddenly slack off. Sometimes you just want to coast through life without putting in any effort. Coach Watching – Soccer I played soccer in high school. …
Fear at work is a real thing. When I interned for Disney, they trained me to do a lot of strange and unnatural things. One of them was to say, “Come back again and see us real soon.” Come again? What does that even mean? As a cashier, the managers would grade us on a …
Hard tasks are difficult. Our jobs are tough. Our bosses can be overly demanding. We work long hours and are exhausted at the end of the day. Sometimes there are things we don’t want to do. So how are you supposed to handle hard tasks – when there’s something you don’t want to do? Hard …
It’s easy to feel amazing every day. But it takes effort. For me, I’ve relied on these lifesaving tools – the things I need when life feels impossible. And so you’re aware, this post is going to be a bunch of quotes and wisdom from old men. If you don’t like catch-phrases and metaphors, move …
New jobs are hard. We all like to stay in our comfort zone, in the familiar, rather than venture into the harsh unknown. What if we try something new and fail? How should we respond? Should we get down on ourselves and never try again? New Jobs – A Lot I’ve had lots of jobs. …
How do you find a job you enjoy? I don’t know. (I was about to end the post there, because I don’t have the answer. But I’ll elaborate for the curious.) All jobs are tough. It’s work. As humans we’re called to put forth effort during the day, to be productive members of society. To …
How do you pick a passion? Like you, I wandered through life aimlessly. I always wanted to pursue something interesting and meaningful, but for the life of me, I couldn’t figure it out. I had lots of careers paths that seemed promising: college professor, famous author, business consultant. But all of these appeared out of …