http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com Career counseling and resources from career expert Pamela Skillings. Whether its just quitting your job or leaving Corporate America all together. Fri, 16 May 2008 00:38:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The big day has finally arrived. Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams is in stores today. What are you waiting for?  :  )   Thank you to everyone who has been part of the adventure so far and has offered expertise, support, and/or feedback ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/escape-corporate-america-debuts/ Flowers and jewelry make nice Mother's Day presents, but a recent survey from CareerBuilder uncovered what working mothers really long for: more quality time with their families. In fact, many would be willing to trade a higher salary for a more flexible schedule.   The survey, which  reached out to 880 women ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/mothers-time/ Guest blogger Heather Johnson has some great advice on common career change mistakes and how to avoid them.   If you’re ready to take the plunge and shift your career, then you’re bound to be feeling a bit vulnerable.  As you make your transition, you will likely experience a myriad of  emotions ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/career-change-mistakes-avoid/ This past week, 30 Rock's ultimate company man Jack Donaghy rebelled against his banishment to the 12th floor by quitting his corporate job at NBC/GE/The Sheinhardt Wig Company/The Ahp Chanagi Party Meats Corporation of Pyongyang, North Korea.    Jack's new gig is for the Department of Homeland Security. I'm sure that will ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/escape-sheinhardt-wig-company/ A new survey by consulting firm Watson Wyatt found that 84% of large U.S. employers do not support a single-payer system such as universal health care coverage. Of the 453 companies surveyed between November 2007 and January 2008, 78% favor private-sector solutions.    “The link between health and productivity is a ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/companies-oppose-universal-health-care/ Want to read something scary? Check out this article on AOL about all of the wily ways that your  company can track what you're doing in and out of the office.   You're probably aware that it's possible for your employer to spy on your email and your computer usage. But did ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/boss-watching/ The very cool Chris Bailey at Bailey WorkPlay has invited me to join a  game of book-related tag. The object of the game is to share what you're currently reading and sentences 6-8 of page 123 of that book (I was excited to discover that Escape from Corporate America  is ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/tag-game-tasty-reads/ Okay, so I just finished watching Oprah's "I Hate My Job Interventions" show with Marcus Buckingham. How cool is it that I actually found a work-related reason to watch an episode of Oprah?   Because I know those of you with corporate jobs  don't have the luxury of watching Oprah whenever you ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/learned-oprah-marcus-buckingham/ I just saw a  preview for tomorrow's Oprah show and am very excited because the subject is near and dear to my heart. The topic is I Hate My Job Interventions and the featured guest is Marcus Buckingham, author of the excellent Now, Discover Your Strengths.     Based on the results of ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/hate-job-interventions-marcus-buckingham-oprah/ Yesterday, I decided that spin class is a lot like a bad corporate job. For those of you not familiar with this particular type of exercise  torture, spin class involves a bunch of people pedaling madly on stationary exercise bikes to music for an hour or so, following a lunatic ... http://blog.escapefromcorporate.com/circles/