Career

Shop Your Favorite TV Wardrobes With Spylight

Introducing my friends to Spylight.com was not unlike the feeling of spending too much time on…

The Fight Of The Female Journalist

I’ve learned a lot of things during my time in the journalism world. City council…

Why Everyone Needs To Learn To Respect People’s Time

[dropcap size=small]”A[/dropcap] failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.” Chances…

My Completely Awkward First Day At The Office

For anyone who’s ever met me, I don’t exactly scream “9-to-5 office type!” And yet…

4 Lessons Learned From Pursuing An Artistic Career

When people ask me what I do for a living, it’s a hard question to…

Service In The South: On Being A Woman Who Bartends

By Clair McLafferty In 2012, I graduated Birmingham-Southern College with degrees in physics and English…

My Life As A Nomad

I have been a nomadic digital freelancer for six months now. First I’m going to…

How Tornadoes and Teaching Helped Me Rediscover My Calling

I was standing outside the student media building getting ready to produce my first newspaper…

11 Tips For Finding A Job In Your 20s

Being on the job hunt can be a real struggle, especially when you are in…

FALL SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN WANTED

WANTED: SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN (REMOTE AVAILABILITY) While we don’t believe in unpaid internships, to be…

My Co-Worker Shamed Me, And I Allowed It

For me, my workplace has always been a haven. I’ve been there for years now, sharing…

Broke Life: Fashionable And Cheap Office Wear

When you first enter the professional world, it seems like the scariest thing you can…

My Summer With Tigers

I spent the pivotal summer I turned 21 near a town called Boyd, Texas, surrounded…

Why I Can’t Quit My Day Job

When I was a kid—all of 5 years old, or something like that—I had this…

I Was 23 And Hungry: Accepting Food Stamps

By Laura Trapletti Standing in the open, gloomy lobby of the Department of Health and…

Reflections On My Redundancy

I’m sitting inside the tiny office by myself, waiting to hear my fate. The manager,…

Maybe I Wasn’t Meant For Grad School

“Go to college,” they said. “You were made for that environment.” Meaning what? That I…

On The Flip Side Of Eating Disorders Treatment

From June 1–June 14, I spent my time interning at an inpatient eating disorder facility…

On Marrying A Marine

On May 17, 2014, my fiancé commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Marine Corps.…

Painting The Ugly Truth

Merely a few months ago, the term “laid off” conjured images in my mind of…