Career & Employment

BuzzFeed, a VC-backed news and entertainment website, recently announced it was laying off 15 percent of its workforce, or roughly 200 people. BuzzFeed’s head of HR, Lenke Taylor noted that the company is giving all laid-off employees severance packages of a minimum 10 weeks pay. Unfortunately, those employees who only get 10 weeks of severance […]

Some of you don’t believe me that it’s better to retire in a bear market, when all is in shambles, than in a bull market. I, for one, found it very hard to quit the money when times were good. I was always suffering from the “one more year syndrome.” Seriously, as soon as my

Are you miserable at work? If so, you’re probably wondering when is the right time to quit your job and do something new. The pandemic has encourage more people to quit their jobs and do something they really want to do with their one and only lives. I always imagine a baby panda dies in

One of the benefits of financial independence is that you can try out different occupations that pay very little or nothing. You can even try to get a dream job. I’ve always wanted to be a grade school teacher, but I realized after doing some research you can’t just become a middle school teacher here

There have been a number of data points recently that have caught me off guard. Apparently, there are people in this world who actually work 40 hours a week or less and complain why they can’t get ahead! I understand the complaining if you are a student, have a disability, doing heavy manual labor, or