They verbally abuse you, humiliate you in front of others. Maybe it's because power hovers in the air, but offices tend to bring out the bully in people. We offer strategies for handling such bad bosses. If the schoolyard is the stomping ground of …
Positively Resilient
The Gift of Adversity
My first 'real' job out of college was working for ADP, the country's largest payroll service, as a sales rep. My territory was one zip code in Newark, NJ. And, as luck would have it, about half of the businesses there are run by Portuguese-speaking …
Quit Your Job
Yes, you heard that right. This might be the worst recession in 70 years, but it's time to quit. If all those long hours, uninteresting tasks, and difficult projects are contributing to your unhappiness, just quit. In fact, a recent survey by Gallup …
A Lesson from “Fight Club”
"Fight Club," a movie released in 1999 starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, was pretty violent, filled with hopelessness, and contained lots of expressions of anger. Even the setting is kind of depressing: the protagonist has major issues with …