Have you ever known anyone who absolutely hates his or her job? People who do are usually not particularly happy about their lives overall either. It’s not hard to figure out why. There is an intimate connection between job satisfaction and happiness in life in general. A Gallup Survey came out… Continue Reading

A friend of mine, who works for a credit union, recently applied for a job in a bank. The interview went well, but the position she was offered was not a full-time one like the job she now holds, but part-time. A 29 ½ hour work week was the most they could offer, with little promise of the position… Continue Reading

There was a time—only a generation or so ago—when it was considered the natural order that the wife worked until the first child came along and then promptly exited the workforce to stay home with the kids. Today however, the situation is complicated by (at least!) two major factors: Mos… Continue Reading

It’s become almost a cliché: quit your job and pursue your passion! You won’t hear that here on OutOfYourRut.com. Personally, I think that advice is way overused, but it’s also one of the worst pieces of advice to ever give to anyone. It sure sounds good, especially to someone who is in a job… Continue Reading

One of the biggest fears people have when it comes to job interviews is being forced to give answers to a battery of uncomfortable questions. That’s a perfectly natural concern - you never want to give answers that will cause you to be disqualified for the job. But there’s a way to avoid that. … Continue Reading

Welcome to the 21st Century, where job security is a thing of the past! No one wants to think about this, but because of technology and globalization, the possibility is very real that many jobs and careers that have recently disappeared aren’t coming back. It's a new world where all jobs are tem… Continue Reading

Do you have that one difficult co-worker in your office who no matter what you do you just can't seem to get along with them? You have to work with them so you have to make the relationship work but it just doesn't seem as if they want to cooperate. What have you done in the past? And what can you d… Continue Reading

The middle class decline, at times, seems to be more anecdotal then real. It may be human nature that if two or more friends or neighbors lose a job—or if you lose yours—that we exaggerate the cause into something more dramatic. It could be a classic case of proclaiming that “the sky is fall… Continue Reading

Here is a list of ten employers that offer work at home jobs, and trust me, there are more—you just have to know where to look. They're offered by some very well known employers. Continue Reading

Millions of people had well paying, benefited jobs before the recession are now balancing part-time, temporary or contract work with of complete unemployment. How do you cope with that? Continue Reading