Tag: Working

Inhis book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1904) German sociologist Max Weber introduced the term work ethic. Weber correlated the rise of European capitalism with Protestant values and theological Calvinist doctrines of dutiful work charact...

After publishing a handful of blogs on Medium, I got habituated to writing. I started dedicating a couple of hours a week to writing. However, the topic for my next blog lingers in my mind while writing the current blog. My writing does not reach a larger audience base but definitely a handful of fo...

Do you recall the era when women in the workforce were synonymous with the secretarial pool — typing away on their typewriters, fetching coffee, and answering phones? It’s 2023 now. Women aren’t just answering phones anymore; they’re making the calls — as CEOs, scientis...

Happy new(ish) year everyone! As we kick off the new year, I have been fortunate enough to be thrown in a client space where equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) are constantly at the forefront of our working topics. I wasn’t hired to be the ED&I expert on this engagement, howeve...

Retirement is the ???1 financial goal of most working Americans. But for many people, this goal is seemingly based more on aspiration than actual action. According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, an estimated 50% of those who retire at the age 65 will be unable to maintai...

I’m a new writer on Medium, and this is my first story. However, I’ve been writing for a long time, mainly professional content. I aim to share my stories with like-minded readers and writers and learn from diverse experiences. I’ve read many articles since I joined and enjoyed ...

Retirement is a great goal, but giving up on the momentum of life is not. Once retired, we still need to work to maintain our health and relevance while forging ahead with aging. Many people feel that retirement ends one’s life’s work. While work and retirement seem interrelated, reti...