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It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I recently accepted a job offer and I put so much of your advice to good use! Especially around salary, negotiation, and just keeping my cool and not stressing about it. Throughout my job search, every time a recruiter asked what I was looking to make, instead of answering […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1. “One of my favorite things about your site is that you not only provide realistic scripts, you often include insight into the most effective tone to use as well. For me, this translated into an $18K pay bump (!). Backstory – while training a new male colleague I learned […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “Your blog has truly been invaluable in shaping how I approached my recent job search as a recent college grad and leaving Old Job, which was toxic, even though I felt passionately about the mission. There were a number of reasons to leave Old Job, but this one epitomizes […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I have been an avid reader of AAM for 6 years, having stumbled upon your website when I was making the leap back into work after having my first child. In 2017, after working in restaurants in a well-known food metropolis for almost 20 years and as a chef […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I have read your column, and recommended it to others, for YEARS. I’m so excited to say I finally have an update to provide. I worked in state government for nearly two decades. Fairly draconian ethics laws in our state make it nearly impossible to find work in the […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “After a year and a half at my current job, I during my performance review, my boss and grandboss told me the would be asking for me to be promoted 2 to 3 levels above my current level. That did not materialize because the CEO said “we don’t do […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “Six months ago I was laid off from my best job ever. I work in publishing, and the company I worked for published trade journals for the concert industry (think light and sound techs). Well, the pandemic brought the live entertainment industry, especially concerts, to a screeching halt. And […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I am so excited that I get to send in my very own good news letter! I did not think it would ever happen for me. I am older and was trying to make peace with sticking it out at old job when I saw the job advert for […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I have been dying to either ask a question or share some good news, and the time has come! Thanks to a professor’s suggestion, I decided to take medical leave from my graduate program just after Labor Day, which meant I needed to find a full-time job ASAP. Well, […]

It’s your Friday good news! 1.  “I recently graduated with my PhD in Public Health and while I experienced some major burnout and frustrations along the way I’m excited and proud of myself for this accomplishment! On top of this, my graduate advisor was rather unorganized, “hands-off,” and rather frustrating to work with and made […]