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It had seemed like an ordinary January day until I answered the phone and heard James, a director at the ad agency, say, “We lost the account. I guess we won’t be working together anymore—good luck.” My throat dropped into my stomach as I hung up... Read more »
I used to know this guy. He had one of those unisex names, like Taylor, or Regan, or Alex. His name was Bill. Bill had large, strong hands, hands that looked like they could row a boat or shear a sheep... Read more »
The Advertisement in our November 1954 local paper read: – Girl wanted to help with breakfast and light housework in Boarding House: 7 days, 7 am till noon... Read more »
It was a numbingly hot, smoggy August day in 1978. Talk radio droned in the background. The air-conditioner was out in my butterscotch colored brown trim Buick Rivera... Read more »
“I’d like to finish our conversation from last Friday,” my boss said, greeting me as I barely set my bag down to begin my workday, “Will you follow me please?”... Read more »
As I finished the last flourish with the coloured whiteboard marker my mind was taken back to an earlier time when things seemed easier and less complex... Read more »
In late 2007 I boarded a plane in Brisbane Australia together with my wife Jo. We were heading for an overseas adventure but unlike most other middle aged passengers, we had no return tickets and only a vague idea where were going... Read more »
When I’m asked what it's like to be married to a dentist, my first response is glib: I get razzed for being the only parent who sends their kid to a sleepover without a toothbrush... Read more »
You can structure your own work schedule. We’re a very relaxed office. If you need time off for family responsibilities, it won’t be a problem. That’s what I was told... Read more »
Am I a phoney? “So young Floyd, how’ve you found your first year as a Graduate?” “Great, it’s been just... great.” Yep, sure am. A phoney baloney phoney... Read more »
College graduation came and went in a flurry of caps, gowns, hugs, and photographs. Once the pomp and circumstance died down, I was a bartender with a BA in Sociology... Read more »
I started my job with an air of excitement. It was a secretarial position at a prestigious law firm paying about 10 dollars an hour, with 15 dollars an hour for overtime... Read more »
Why are there not seminars to prepare for the sheer overwhelming possibilities of life? As a young adult, scared and uncertain about life, people expected me to have life figured out... Read more »
There are stories of women transitioning back to the workforce after having children. Here is a story of re-entering the corporate workforce and transitioning out of it again... Read more »
I reached high into the back of my closet. Hoping the teetering stool would not collapse to the ground, I opened several boxes before I found the confidence I needed to help me do what I needed to do that day... Read more »
Retirement hits some people hard. And when my father retired, no one was harder hit than my mother and us two sisters... Read more »
"Who are you trying to fool?" I asked myself while sitting behind my new mahogany desk in a high back swivel chair... Read more »
