Did you know that the average person spends over a third of their lives at work? I know, a depressing thought. But with so much time spent in the office, I couldn’t very well not write about the highs and low of the 9-5.
The Challenges of Living Alone and Remote Working
Pre pandemic, if someone had suggested a 100% stay at home role I would have firmly declined. I used to work four days a week traveling across the country meeting customers within a highly sociable role. I loved being out and about. And as a singleton living alone, socializing and making …
Why Job Adverts Should Always Show Salary Details
More often nowadays, I see jobs advertised with no salary definition. But why? 98% of employees want to know salary details before applying for a job. That figure is no surprise to me. (Well actually, who the heck are that 2% that isn’t bothered with knowing what they’re going to …
Welcome to Imposter Syndrome! Are you part of the club?
The amount of times I’ve thought to myself at work, ‘How have you got here?’. Followed by, ‘At what point will someone realize I shouldn’t be?’. If you’ve ever felt the same, welcome to imposter syndrome. A self-deflating little bugger of a mindset that makes you think you’ve somehow fooled …
Why do I feel so guilty about taking a day off?
Last week I was defeated by a rogue non-Covid flu type thing. I didn’t look like shit, but I felt like a truck load of shit had been thrown at my poor broken body. I phoned my Mum the night before on the way home from work, and said I …
The 3 day weekend .. it’s got my vote!
I don’t know about you, but I’m fully over the whole 5 day working week. Maybe it was the impact of a Covid-pandemic that brought it on. Or current hustle culture where the working day seems to begin way ahead of the 9am start, rarely gets the opportunity to utilise …
When University isn’t living your best life
University is THE place to make lifelong friends, live your best life and create memories that last a lifetime. When I got my place at Nottingham Trent University 18 years ago, that was the dream. Well it was definitely the image I had in my head, the ‘real’ start of …
Are women’s workplace apologies a problem and do we apologize too much?
Last year my boss (who is also a woman) ended a virtual meeting by saying, “This comment is for the ladies on this call. Stop. Apologizing.” She said it because I’d apologized numerous times for the basic look of my PowerPoint slides. Another female colleague had apologized for explaining what …
Is Rest and Relaxation a waste of valuable time or undervalued?
Rest and relaxation. Sounds lovely doesn’t it? That idea of just chilling out, no plans, nothing to do. Long dreamy moments to align and reflect. However I've always struggled to put rest and relaxation into practise. This is the era of busyness culture after all; where a busy life equates …
41 Inspirational Career Quotes To Get You Through The Working Week
Whatever your reasons for needing a pick me up, I've selected some of my favourite career quotes to help you overcome that Monday morning feeling – whichever day of the week you’re feeling it on. So go grab a cuppa. Sit back and relax. And read 41 Inspirational Career Quotes …
Creating A Healthier Work-Life Balance
. Ever struggled to find the right balance between wanting to do a good job and knowing when to say you can’t take on anymore because you don’t want your commitment to doing a good job leading to 50+ hour weeks? I feel you. Pre-Pandemic, my career dominated my life. …
Top 4 Reasons For Guilty Vacation Syndrome & How To Not Feel Guilty About Them
Have you ever cancelled or delayed owed time off because you felt it was the wrong time? Or got to the end of your leave year with masses of days not taken? Do you take the holiday time but then regularly check in on emails? Turns out, Guilty Vacation Syndrome …
Top 6 Guilt Banishing Affirmations To Beat Vacation Guilt
There’s something about taking time off from work that gives me an instant feeling of despair. I'm worried about taking a break and spend a portion of my leave anxious about returning back to work. Taking time off really shouldn’t be this hard, right? However we are a career focused …
I proved to myself that a Career Change After 40 was possible
This is a guest blog: Are you considering a career change after 40? Have you been in the same profession for the best part of 20 years and have no idea how to change direction? Guest Writer Lucy Chamberlain talks about how she proved to herself that a career change …
