At Work
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Is Your Career Choice A Dying Industry?
A lot of people like to go into the career path that their friends and relatives are recommending for them. What they often fail to recognize is whether it is a profession that will bring in the money. Sadly, many graduates leave school to find that there are no good jobs in their major. They […]
The Men in My Office
“The office is a different place after the investigation. No one wants to look at me or speak to me.”
When Your Body Is the Lesson: On Art Modeling
In practice, this gig is easier than expected. It’s my mind that throws me off.
The Surgical Resident Life
“Alternating ecstasy and despair characterize resident life in particular, and medical practice in general.”
One Life, Going Forward: Why I Quit Teaching in 2016
“Like most people in education, I wanted to make a difference.”
My Low-Wage Job at the Circus
Not one of those big, tacky circuses—something more European and intimate.
When Your Family Business Isn’t a Family
“It was disingenuous to pretend we were all in this out of love.”