Career

We’re all pretty burned out after years of a pandemic. How do we deal with it?

Two out of forty-two. One out of twenty-five. Three out of forty. These numbers are from a game I sometimes play at work. It’s a very simple game. All I do is count how many people are in a meeting, how many are in leadership positions, or on work transportation. Then, I count how many …

Forging a Career in a Male-Dominated Industry Read More »

If you’ve spent any time on Facebook, Twitter, or a news site over the last six months, you’ve likely seen the headlines.  They read, “Significant Decline of Women in the Workforce due to the Pandemic” or “Women Forced to Choose Between Kids and Job Choose Kids” or something to that effect.  It’s been widely publicized …

I Left the Workforce During the Pandemic Read More »

I’m a quitter. I used financial independence to opt out. In October 2020, I quit my marketing career to retire at 30. I’m a black woman and after starting my first marketing job at an ad agency in 2011, it became instantly clear that the sexist and racist world of Mad Men is actually not …

How I Used Financial Independence to Opt Out of Sexist and Racist Corporate Culture Read More »