For most of my life, I've been a "push through it" person. I'm ambitious and determined. And as a Black woman, I was taught to give 110 percent in all that I do. That mindset helped me succeed in many ...

I’ve been at my job for six years. It’s my first professional job in my field. I love my job, and I’d hoped to build a career here, but my pay isn’t keeping up with the market (I’m making $30,000 ...

I hate mixing my social life with my work life, so I avoid company social events. Since I graduated during the pandemic, most of my schooling and work-life is virtual. I like to maintain a separation ...

I’m not sure how to handle a few friends who make unsupportive comments about my workplace’s increased return-to-office mandate. As a woman in my 60s who, before COVID, was doing a five-day-per-week, ...

Kate Collins has worked on an all-female nonprofit team since starting a new job in 2024. In the past, she's worked in male-dominated media workplaces with rigid, then lenient, boundaries. Collins ...

I was 16 years old when I got my first “real” job at a local Jack-in-the-Box. It was not a great gig, for sure, working over a hot grill and dealing with rude, demanding customers. But I was saved ...