Do you love your day-to-day tasks at work, but the pay is too low? You’re not alone. Maybe you enjoy your job and your coworkers, but it just isn’t enough to keep you around for much longer. This can feel overwhelming and leave you feeling confused about what to do next. It’s important to consider all of your options and to put yourself first in this situation. This blog will show you five next steps you can take if you love your job but hate your paycheck.
Read MoreWhether you have a job, are between jobs, or lost your job, it’s normal and very common to want to reevaluate your career path. The thought of redirecting the entire trajectory of your career can seem completely overwhelming, and there are many reasons as to why people even begin to reevaluate their careers. Before taking the plunge or making any decision, remember to take a deep breath, consider all your options, and ask yourself the hard questions.
Read MoreUnfortunately, we’re seeing many unstable workplaces in the new year—holiday unemployment, job changes, layoffs, and downsizing are all common and current workplace challenges. If you’re in this boat, or you’re feeling anxious about these rocky times in the workforce, you aren’t alone. With several layoffs occurring—especially across tech, media, finance, and retail—in 2023 and the beginning of 2024, it’s normal to feel anxious.
Read MoreA transition period between jobs is a challenging moment to navigate. Whether you’ve quit your job, been fired, or are going through other job changes, unemployment can be difficult. There are many things you can do during this period to stay motivated and find your next best steps.
Read MoreSetbacks and rejection in the job search process are common issues for people looking for jobs. It can be challenging to keep the momentum of a job search going when dealing with rejections, long and daunting interview timelines, bad interviews, or unresponsive employers. So, how do you handle setbacks in the job search like a pro?
Read MoreAdditions deepen strategic expertise in scaling Empower Work’s approach that improves economic mobility and emotional well-being for vulnerable workers. Empower Work is excited to add two new members to our Board of Directors, Suprita Makh and Nancy Heinen at a pivotal growth inflection point for Empower Work. Simultaneously, we celebrate the longstanding commitment of Julie Lein, who helped get us to this point, and who will be stepping into Board Emeritus.
Read MoreInterviewing for a job is a two-way street. Flipping the script on the interviewer can be intimidating, but it’s essential to finding the right job for you. This blog provides 5 questions to ask an interviewer to find the job, boss, and company that values you.
Read MoreUnfortunately, stress is a common workplace experience and can be caused by many different variables. Feeling stressed out at work can lead to other challenging emotions—burnout, poor mental and physical well-being, disengagement, and resentment towards your work. Stress may not only negatively affect your work, but can also trickle down to your personal life.
Read MoreIn this Q&A, peer counselor Abby Swerin shares her experience volunteering with Empower Work and how it’s helped her through a transitional period in her life.
Read MoreWorkplace bullying is a common issue we see through our text line. Bullying at work is abuse, discrimination, and an act of violence—it affects people’s livelihoods and people can even lose their jobs. In every workplace bullying situation, there is always a target and a bully. In this blog, we list 5 types of workplace bullies.
Read MoreLaurie Scop, a social worker and a member of the Board of Directors at the National Workplace Bullying Coalition (NWBC), shares a unique and informed perspective of bullying in the workplace and how to combat the crisis. Laurie oversees the Target Resources Committee at the NWBC.
Read MoreEmployees experience a range of feelings before, during and after layoffs. From the first whispers of a possible layoff, employees can feel turned around and afraid. The not knowing and painstaking waiting can be unbearable. It’s important to understand and acknowledge your emotions and the effects of layoffs and how to address them.
Read MoreWhen you’re assigned a heavier workload without fair acknowledgments or pay, you may feel burned out, unmotivated, undervalued, and frustrated. You’re going above and beyond your job title, but you aren’t being acknowledged or rewarded for it.
Read MoreThrough our text line, one of the most common questions is: Should I quit my job? If you’re feeling unsure on whether or not you should quit your job, you aren’t alone. Many people are overwhelmed with this common job decision, because it impacts so many aspects of a person’s livelihood. People leave their jobs for many reasons; we’ve listed five common reasons we see on our text line that people quit.
Read MoreIf you haven’t been following the work trends of the last couple of years, quiet quitting has become a popular term in the world of work. While the emotions and reasons for quiet quitting are completely valid, it may be more beneficial to both employees and employers for people to go through with the real thing—quitting.
Read MoreDid you quit your job or are you thinking about leaving and you’re feeling a sense of regret? There’s a chance you’re feeling resigner’s remorse. This is a common feeling. Even if you feel like leaving a job is the right decision, quitting may bring up overwhelming feelings of anxiety, stress, and regret.
Read MoreExperiencing anxiety because you have to go into the office after working in a remote environment? Maybe your work was temporarily remote because of the COVID pandemic or maybe you had a career change from a hybrid or remote organization to an on-site organization. Whatever the reason for reentering an onsite work environment is, it’s an understandable adjustment that can cause stress. Although there are pros and cons to both work environments, it’s common to have anxiety around going back to an onsite work environment.
Read MoreOccasional feelings of anxiety are common and everyone has them from time to time. But what if you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder? Navigating an anxiety disorder in the workplace can be extremely challenging, especially when your coworkers may not know the difference between common anxiety and your specific disorder.
Read MoreAfter a conversation with a peer counselor, Kessie, a health care clinic manager, shared her experience with us about how she’d reached out when she didn’t know where else to turn. Recently, she contacted us with a follow up.
Read MoreMillions of workers are affected by some type of neurodiversity, such as ADHD, autism, or dyslexia. If you’re neurodivergent, you deserve the support you need to do the job you’re qualified to do. And it’s being increasingly recognized that everyone benefits from supporting neurodiversity.
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