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It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I just received a glowing performance review, and I credit much of it to the things I’ve learned from reading your site! One thing I’ve taken to heart and tried to implement this past year was approaching my job as […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I recently received a really good result using your advice and wanted to share it with you and other readers. I’ve been looking for a new position for quite some time and recently had a panel interview with another […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I just wanted to say a huge thank you! I left a job in November due to ill health, and got a new job in March. I got amazing feedback from the recruiters thanks to your advice, but two […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. Thought I could share – I’m an avid reader and have used your advice to handle more than a few sticky situations at work. Unfortunately I found myself in a somewhat toxic workplace – everyone was underpaid, overworked and […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. Prior to the pandemic, my husband and I were planning a move abroad in the fall of 2020. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to move to a country we really love, but it was complicated before bringing COVID into […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I have been at my job for a year and it is just okay. The work isn’t exciting, but I make more money than at my last job and my coworkers are nice. Well, that was until Covid-19 and […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. In November, I was laid off from my work where I had been happy and successful for eight years. As required by employment law in Germany, effective in three months. I was devastated. Luckily my boss allowed me to […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve been unhappy in my job for about 6-7 months now for a variety of reasons, both related to my own position, the lack of growth and learning opportunities, and the office culture (I am far from the only unhappy […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve read AAM for many years now, and I always saw the letters from people who got amazing new jobs and doubled their salaries and thought, “Well, sure, but that could never be me.” Well… after four years working […]

It’s your Friday good news, with more accounts of success even in this weird time. 1. I’ve never asked you for advice, but I was unemployed for 17 long months after my position (which I loved beyond measure) was eliminated at a company I had worked for 25 years. I spent some of that time […]