Changing Careers

Too often, managers become paternalistic toward employees, falling into the wrongheaded belief that they know what's best for them.

Done right, your former employer will celebrate you, your former colleagues will congratulate you and your bridges will not go up in flames.

It's about more than babies and friends -- work-life balance can also mean finding career fulfillment through a side hustle.

The former scribe has long admired small businesses and the people who run them. And now that he's got a company of his own, he's learning just how tricky it can be.