Work and identity

Friday Thread: Work, Ratios, and More

And some updates

Jun 7, 2024 •

Joshua Doležal

Today’s essay is part of a series on work that includes me, Latham Turner, Bowen Dwelle, Michael Mohr ofSincere American Writing, Dee Rambeau, and Lyle…

Mar 26, 2024 •

Joshua Doležal

Friday Thread: Can a PhD be "just a job"?

I enjoyed my conversation with Fawzi Abou-Chahine very much and found myself nodding along with many of his points.

Feb 16, 2024 •

Joshua Doležal

Friday Thread: Can you become stronger at your broken places?

Sometimes while talking to former academics who have reinvented themselves as businesspeople, I feel like I’m looking at an M.C.

Feb 2, 2024 •

Joshua Doležal

Friday Thread: How do you find a satisfying work "why"?

My conversation this week with Leslie Castro-Woodhouse has thrown me back into questions about identity and purpose that I’ve been grappling with ever…

Jan 19, 2024 •

Joshua Doležal

Open thread: Finding balance between extremes

And a wilderness poem

Oct 6, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Open Thread: The American Job Search

I’ve been spending a lot of time on LinkedIn lately because I’m looking for work.

Aug 11, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Open thread: Career talk

I’ll continue my interview series on academics who have transitioned to industry in the coming weeks.

Jun 2, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Can a work self be a whole self?

Searching for a "why" after academe

May 16, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Open thread: Penalized for a Ph.D.

Gertrude Nonterah sometimes gets blowback on LinkedIn when she admits that she left higher ed because she was tired of being poor.

May 12, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Open Friday thread: The vocational awe trap

I’m a little embarrassed, after a year of writing about work and identity, to have immediately fallen into the “vocational awe” trap in my conversation…

Apr 14, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

Remedies for The Great Disengagement

Dr. Kevin R. McClure on a more caring university culture

Mar 14, 2023 •

Joshua Doležal

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