Amplify Your Signal

Work can keep us so busy that there’s scarcely time to reflect on the greater purpose of our labor. In an ideal world, the purpose of work can be broadly summed up as what people do to add value to their lives and their community.

Forget about so-called work-life balance or work-life integration and instead shoot for work-life realism.

If you find yourself overwhelmed by a feeling of dread upon waking in the morning, it’s an unmistakable sign of a problem. But even if dread is too harsh a word to describe the start of the daily grind, chances are high that your work life is unfulfilling, and it’s time to find your flow.

Have you ever wondered what ladders, treadmills, rat races, hamster wheels, dead ends, daily grinds and cutthroat competitions have in common? They’re all used to illustrate jaded career outlooks marked by malaise, boredom or ruthlessness. Most people have likely experienced such work scenarios, while others have found them inescapable.

Unlike other struggling sectors, a functioning and effective healthcare system is necessary for society, and the workers who make up the system are indispensable. And yet, they’re being dispensed.

According to a July poll from The Washington Post, 22% of all U.S. workers considered changing their careers during the coronavirus pandemic.

This spring marks The Great Return to the office for many employees after over two years of remote work. Although the pandemic fueled record levels of job departures, with 4.4 million workers quitting or changing jobs in February, some companies’ hunger for in-person collaboration has triggered a wave of in-office summons.