The Sandy Journal

There’s a Yiddish word, “shvach” which means to feel “weak, listless, enervated, slightly nauseated.” Without knowing the word, thousands and thousands of people are feeling shvach every day about the jobs and careers they used to love before the pandemic. Where once they felt excited and energized, now there are entire sections of the workforce …

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When conversation heats up in the work-world, we’re listening to learn and bring you the topics worth talking about. Here’s one you might want to think about!   The latest group of folks to jump on the Great Resignation bandwagon isn’t who you imagine it is – it’s middle-aged workers with lots of tenure and …

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Sometimes we learn really cool things from really cool people. When we do, we consider it our job to share it with you so that you can do some thinking and dig deeper for yourself! Anne Helen Peterson is one of our favorite thought leaders in areas at the intersection of work and culture. This …

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“There has been no correlation between working more hours and better productivity.” This is what Democratic Assembly member Cristina Garcia, is quoted as saying in a recent article on CNBC. As a freelance worker, this is a truth you may be living personally – it may even be one of the reasons you left the …

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We’ve all seen the #GreatResignation news – people are leaving their jobs by the millions in search of work with more meaning, more time with loved ones, and sure – more money. This is on top of the decade-long trend of top-tier creatives and marketers leaving their traditional ad agency jobs in favor of freelance …

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The pandemic has shifted SO much of the way we do things (er, understatement of the year?), and the trend that pretty much every hiring manager is talking about these days is what’s called “The Great Resignation”. After more than a year of “sheltering in job”, we’re seeing millions of US-based workers making career moves. …

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Team building is an absolutely vital ingredient to any team’s success, and it’s not just because we want our reports or team members to get along and to know each other better. Indeed, those are two important aspects of why team building is important. But there are so many other reasons why building a foundation …

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