When Work And Life Collide

Good morning and welcome back to the Journal's newsletter about the rapidly changing world of work and how to get ahead in your career.

In this edition, we take a look at what to do when work and life collide, whether it makes sense to quit your job for grad school, what a $1 million retirement looks like today, and more.

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When Having It All Means It’s All Falling Apart

Navigating different responsibilities and identities has never been easy. But shouldering many roles, from parent to dog owner to team leader, makes us happier in the end. Messy days, and tragic and scary moments too, are part of having a full life, the Journal’s Rachel Feintzeig wrote this week.

Sometimes, the only way out is through.

Tech Layoffs Are Happening Faster Than at Any Time During the Pandemic

Technology-driven companies across industries have been laying off workers at the fastest pace since 2020 , according to one data tracker. Collectively, employers in the slumping sector cut more than 150,000 jobs last year. The first week of 2023 brought more of the same: Amazon announced layoffs of more than 18,000 employees. Salesforce followed suit , cutting 10% of? its workforce.?And it's not just tech: Goldman Sachs Group Inc. plans to cut 3,200 jobs starting this week.

• If Layoffs Continue, Will You Be Ready?
• Land a New Job, With Help From the Inside

Should You Give Up Your Salary and Go to Grad School?

Big layoff announcements and growing fears about the economy usually mean more applications to M.B.A. and other graduate programs. But this time, career advisers and analysts have a different message:

Proceed with caution.

Elsewhere in The Wall Street Journal

Check out some of the Journal’s other best-read stories on work life and the office over the past week:

?? Here’s What a $1 Million Retirement Looks Like in America (Read )

?? Why Working Out During the Workday Is the Ultimate Power Move (Read )

?? A Perk to Getting These Jobs: You Pick Your Pay (Read )

?? Make 2023 the Year You Escape Expense-Report Jail (Read )

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