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The Meandering Career Path


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This month we dive into The Meandering Career Path, a topic at the top of our minds with so many companies offering workforce reductions and with grade schoolers being encouraged to map out an entire life of aspirations in kindergarten.


Did you know the average number of jobs held by most people throughout their lifetime is 12? Yeah, we didn't either ... yet here we are, nailing that number.


Listen as we chat about what really matters in your career path:

  • Relationships
  • Skill Sets
  • Understanding that you are dispensable (and that's okay!)
  • Using your benefits as a negotiation tool
  • The ability to write an accurate obituary
  • Trying to find that dang piece of cheese
  • How did two gals go from plans to be teachers to rambling in your ear? I'm not actually sure we ever got to that.


    Special Shoutout to our friend, Karey Lamancusa who has worked for, um, one company her entire life.


    If you do nothing else, watch this speech from North Carolina State University's May 2023 graduation ceremony. It is amazing.


    To read more about Jyl's Dell Exit, click here.


    Here's a link to Who Moved My Cheese?, a book that Kathy did recommend but a question that was never answered.


    This episode was not sponsored by EZ EGGS Hard Boiled Egg Peeler and, really, Eggland's Best ... isn't it time you become a sponsor?


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