Category: Being Employed

  • The value of the side hustle

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    The Why Entrepreneurship Takes Time While the allure of starting your own business is strong, it’s essential to recognize that entrepreneurial ambitions often take a long time to come to fruition, if they succeed at all. Building a successful business requires time, effort, and resilience. By maintaining a job while working on your side hustle,…

  • The false linearity of careers

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    For the loser now will be later to win โ€“ Bob Dylan At 18, I mapped out my life with the precision of a military campaign. Before even stepping foot in Oxford, I had a 10-year plan: the societies Iโ€™d join, the internships Iโ€™d secure, and the career trajectory Iโ€™d follow. I envisioned leveraging the…

  • Lessons for those entering the workplace as a fresh grad

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    Overcommunication The cardinal rule in being a newbie is to be always asking questions whenever you are not sure, but to ask Google and ChatGPT before turning to a colleague or manager. Remember, your job is to make your managerโ€™s job easier. It is a lot easier for them to answer a 30 second question…