Is It a Career, A Job, or Does It Even Matter?

Is It a Career, A Job, or Does It Even Matter?

I caught the headline of this article about a Careebuilder survey that says half of employees view their current situation as “just a job”, and my immediate reaction was that I didn’t see a problem with that. TechRepublic obviously doesn’t agree with me, since the rest of that article talks about the risk of turnover…

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Linked: How to Get a Raise? Switch Jobs; Construction, Tech Biggest Boost
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Linked: How to Get a Raise? Switch Jobs; Construction, Tech Biggest Boost

I’ve seen this mentioned before, and it really does make sense. Stay put, and you’ll get whatever the company budgeted for a raise. Leave, and potentially another company has a whole different level of budget for the position. “Americans switching jobs are getting bigger raises than employees staying put, with companies in technology and construction…

Linked: My Biggest Competition – The Lawyer’s Super Cheap “Young Person”
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Linked: My Biggest Competition – The Lawyer’s Super Cheap “Young Person”

I’ve seen this tendency as well, though I have not yet seen anyone bring in their “good with computers” kid to run trial presentation. Still, I think what he talks about at the link is something attorneys need to take a moment and think about: “Today, I talk about what I still consider to be…

Linked: ‘Don’t Label Clients as the Problem’: General Counsel Respond to Claims They Are at Fault for Mental Health Crisis
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Linked: ‘Don’t Label Clients as the Problem’: General Counsel Respond to Claims They Are at Fault for Mental Health Crisis

There is clearly a mental health issue in the legal industry, but who is really to blame? That’s not so clear and clients aren’t taking the blame laying down – “The response follows the most recent piece in Law.com’s “Minds Over Matters” yearlong series: an article titled “Constantly on Call” that states that “client demands…