The Best Advice From 11 Years of Writing About Work and Life
Welcome back. Today we're exploring how dermatology became the ‘it’ job in medicine, the debate over pet-related paid sick leave, and some sage career advice from our departing Work + Life columnist.
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Lessons Learned From a Career of Writing About Work and Life
Lessons gleaned from a career of writing about work and life:?After more than a decade covering careers, our Work & Life columnist Rachel Feintzeig is signing off. But not before sharing the best of what she's learned from her reporting.?
Your company pays for your sick days. Should it pay for your pet’s, too?
“Pawternity leave”—time off specifically to tend to a new or sick pet—remains a niche workplace perk, but some members of the New York City Council want to change that. A proposal to extend the city's paid sick leave law?is spurring a broader debate about just how many kinds of leave bosses are expected to grant.
How dermatology became so 'ungodly competitive'
Four-day workweeks, $500,000 pay and no emails at night. If those perks sound like they belong to a few vaunted tech jobs, think again. Dermatologists boast some of medicine's most enviable work lives, and more aspiring doctors are vying to get into the specialty.
The Best of Work & Life
Check out some of Work & Life columnist Rachel Feintzeig's greatest hits right here:
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1 周“How dermatology became so 'ungodly competitive'”…this title got me thinking ?? I’m thankful for medical professionals. I’m thankful for dermatologists. My kids use their services for their acne. My husband uses their services for his precancerous skin lesions and eczema. I’ve used their services for a planters wart. They do seem to have the “it” job- great hours and pay plus customer satisfaction. But I have to wonder why it’s become ungodly competitive. Is it society’s desire for vanity? Are we afraid of aging instead of viewing it as a privilege? Are we trying to work on our external shell because it’s easier than doing the internal work? I’m just thinking out loud… Why is a pastors job not an “it” job? ?? I would think that it could be or should be- they have good hours, pay is good (if church members tithe), and customer satisfaction is high( assuming the worshiper feels spiritually fed). The crazy thing is that there’s ungodly competition between churches too. People church hop for various reasons. They don’t like the music. They kill the pastor by telling them that their sermons aren’t resonating. They don’t like the coffee bar. They don’t want to grow spiritually-so you can forget suggesting a Bible study.
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1 周L’équilibre dans le travail est 1 norme établie. Pour 1 Chercheur…….1 véritable chercheur ( pas 1 docteur pointant chaque matin à l’entrée du labo de sa firme)…..il n’y a pas de différence entre vie professionnelle et vie ….en dehors !!! Il y a la Vie …… Je me suis imaginé il y a quelques temps…..une structuration de société différente : J’avais imaginé 1 vie où les gens travailleraient un temps donné gratuitement dans leurs passions ( comme tous vrais chercheurs) et qu’ils exerceraient une activité totalement autre pour satisfaire leurs besoins alimentaires !!! Et savez vous que j’ai trouvé l’idée pas si déconnante du tout !!!! Parce qu’elle permet de satisfaire vos passions et gratuitement ce qui renforce la cohésion et les échanges autrement que par le biais unique monétaire. L’Utilité Collective pour Résoudre ou tenter de Résoudre des TRèS Grandes Choses Ensemble. 1 idée ??…. Abrazo Todo Le él pépé des olps des Vendées dans le Vent des Adaptations en Cilmatic Best Regards????????????????????????????
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1 周?? Very helpful ???? Thank you The Wall Street Journal ?? ??