The Muse

I’d always wanted to work in an office. Growing up, I envisioned a life for myself that had me running off to sophisticated work events, typing away on a Blackberry (because it was the ’90s and those were the hot new thing), and hardly needing an apartment because I’d basically live at the office. No […]

It seems like yesterday that I found myself in a bathroom stall at my corporate recruiting company for what was at least the third time that week, trying to muffle the sound of my tears after a particularly brutal interaction with my boss. Not only was I unhappy with my job, but the pressure, the […]

Days after our talk, Amanda’s* words reverberated in my head. “Sara* doesn’t think you try with your articles. But I don’t think that. I said, “Siobhan does try!'” Amanda, my editor in a former job where I’d reported on social justice issues for two years, told me. Initially, I thought Amanda had stood up for […]

It has been a journey, folks. But we’ve arrived at a job market so scorching it could take on a sizzling fajita platter. The number of job openings in the U.S. reached record peaks in late 2021, the highest levels to the tune of millions in at least two decades, according to the Bureau of […]