Millennials are most driven to achieve when they align their careers with their life purpose. Half are even willing to take a pay cut in order to follow a path that has personal meaning for them. And yet research shows that nearly 50% of American workers are unsatisfied with their current employment. With all the time you spend on the job, it’s worth the effort to be in the half of the population that enjoys what they do for a living.

Shutterstock Everybody is familiar with the idea that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Another immutable law that often trips us up is the Law of Unintended Consequences. That law causes a lot of problems in the working world! When employers don’t pay their employees for sick time, people come to work with germs and get everybody sick. That’s a perfect illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences.

Shutterstock HR folks and academics who study leadership talk a lot about “talent retention.” “Talent retention” means keeping your employees on board rather than letting them fly off to other companies. Talent retention is big business. Consultants around the world will be happy to jet into your company’s facilities and help you figure out ways to keep your employees from quitting. There’s only one problem.

Photo credit: Shutterstock Regular promotions are critical for building forward momentum and helping you reach your career goals. And getting promoted has a major impact on your short- and long-term compensation. According to Mercer’s 2015/2016 Compensation Planning Survey, the average salary increase is expected to be 2.9% in 2016, yet the percentage increase for a promotion is 7.7%.

Just about every player in the Big Data and analytics game was in New York last week at the Strata + Hadoop World conference, to showcase their latest technologies. Over 7,000 people attended the event where keynote speakers, including White House chief data scientist DJ Patil, laid out their visions for where machine learning, analytics, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles and smart cities will be taking us in the near future.

Shutterstock Earlier this week, I spoke to a group about how to stay mentally strong in the helping profession. The audience was filled with social service professionals who conduct home visits to teach parents vital parenting skills. Their efforts help prevent child abuse and help new parents bond to their infants. They work with families experiencing problems ranging from substance abuse issues to mental illness, which makes their jobs quite stressful even in the best of times.

Only seven percent of workers name their office as their most productive venue when they’ve got work to do, according to a recent FlexJobs survey. But working at home can be equally distracting, what with that big pile of laundry and all of those errands calling your name. Here are some strategies for getting it all done—straight from the mouths of people who are doing it. Don’t be afraid to get some air.

Shutterstock For high-achievers, striving to be the best is part of the job description. Pushing your limits can be exhilarating, accomplishing things you’ve set your sights on can be motivating. It’s thrilling to see your career aspirations come to life when you hit a major milestone, land a new client or launch a new project. If your career’s important to you, you also know that making your dreams a reality requires sacrifice.

Dear Liz, I’ve learned so much from following your advice, I can’t tell you! I have a new job that I got by breaking the traditional job-search rules and following my own path. Here’s the story. I saw a job ad that looked interesting, but the job itself was not a fit for me. It was a Customer Engineering position. I liked the way the job ad was written, though.

Speculation is rampant about Twitter potentially being acquired in the upcoming weeks, leading to the company’s stock rising over 20% in the last four trading days. Its prospective buyers currently include Salesforce , Disney and Alphabet . News of Salesforce being interested in acquiring the social media platform did not go over particularly well with investors, resulting in the stock slipping 6% to about $70 on Friday.