Currently: Gainfully employed in the business of selling mortgages. Problem: Not entirely fulfilling. Help: What now? [more inside]
posted by st starseed on Sep 14, 2009 - 4 answers

How to break a pattern of self-sabotage and defeat? [more inside]
posted by pakoothefakoo on Jul 15, 2009 - 21 answers

My boss is a very nice man with some very strange shortcomings that I cannot explain. Help me out with some wild conjecture. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 23, 2009 - 16 answers

I love taking risk-taking. I am bold, tenacious, speak my mind and if you've met me you would know that I get a certain thrill out of it. Increasingly, I am finding myself wanting for ways to channel my love of risk into the energy I need to get things done. Please help me do this. [more inside]
posted by parmanparman on Apr 9, 2009 - 5 answers

How can two Seattle residents best go about looking for jobs in London? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 1, 2009 - 10 answers

Tell me stories about successful people that deviated from the typical career path. [more inside]
posted by prunes on Feb 9, 2009 - 10 answers

I want to read fictional and/or true stories about people being put into positions of responsibility unexpectedly for extended periods of time and how they deal with it. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Jan 27, 2009 - 37 answers

Should I continue to be myself or change for the sake of acceptance? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 14, 2008 - 24 answers

Who needs to know that I was in jail tonight? [more inside]
posted by AloneOssifer on Oct 6, 2008 - 18 answers

Deciding on a life direction(and paging allkindsoftime, in particular!) [more inside]
posted by HopperFan on Sep 27, 2008 - 5 answers

Help finding the right career. This is not looking for a job I have one of those but I want to know what careers I should be looking at. [more inside]
posted by CollegeNelson on Sep 22, 2008 - 5 answers

Do you have a career that allows a great deal of flexibility? What is it? How do you get it? [more inside]
posted by btkuhn on Sep 7, 2008 - 17 answers

What might be some people for a grown man to go to for advice when his parents, spouse, and friends are... 'unavailable' for various reasons? [more inside]
posted by TheManChild2000 on Aug 30, 2008 - 13 answers

I seem to annoy a lot of people. I don't mean to, it just happens. What can I do to become less annoying? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 8, 2008 - 34 answers

Am I making a huge mistake? I'm deciding whether I should take a term off from my beloved college in order to work in the "real world", scraping together money for a study abroad program (Semester at Sea). My instincts say to do it, but I'm suddenly hesitant and wonder if others might have suggestions. [more inside]
posted by dmaterialized on Aug 7, 2008 - 39 answers

I would like to be the bright kid again, but I've just turned 30. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by dcrocha on May 17, 2008 - 33 answers

How can I reconcile two different and conflicting plans for my future? (long-ish explanation) [more inside]
posted by brynna on Apr 28, 2008 - 11 answers

This year's my final year of my degree. My psychologist asked me if I had any plans for next year. My original plan fell apart, so now I don't really have anything. Hmm. What could I look into? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Apr 15, 2008 - 8 answers

Co-worker is jealous...How do I head off her bizarre behavior arising from an unfounded premise that I'm somehow monopolizing a mutual work friend? [more inside]
posted by frosty_hut on Mar 3, 2008 - 23 answers

My job isn't all it's cracked up to be. Do I keep at it and hope it will improve or do I take another leap? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 25, 2008 - 7 answers

I need help finding goals and dreams for my life [more inside]
posted by stedman15 on Jan 22, 2008 - 20 answers

Social situation at work is making feel like I'm in junior high again. What is the appropriate response? [more inside]
posted by SMP on Nov 13, 2007 - 17 answers

If you were 22, in good financial shape and completely aimless: What would you do with the next 2-3 years of your life? [more inside]
posted by mrunderhill on Oct 28, 2007 - 34 answers

Is my employer being unreasonable by taking too much of my personal time? What can I do about it? It is impacting my health and personal life. [more inside]
posted by |n$eCur3 on Oct 11, 2007 - 22 answers

Should we move and, if so, where? [more inside]
posted by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel on Sep 21, 2007 - 12 answers

SlaveryFilter: My girlfriend is attending "mandatory" dinners with co-workers every week, which eats up her entire evening! She isn't being paid for her time, how is this legal? [more inside]
posted by emptyinside on Jul 11, 2007 - 35 answers

How do I work as little and as flexibly as possible, and yet earn enough money to live? [more inside]
posted by 6am on Jun 23, 2007 - 27 answers

How do you fit everything into life that you want to do? [more inside]
posted by Brittanie on Jun 21, 2007 - 20 answers

I find it nearly impossible to do any real work, unless I happen to feel like it. But I don't want to end up drifting through life, settling for mediocrity. If you managed to get your act together and are now able work hard on things you aren't interested in, as we all should be able to do from time to time, then my question is: how did you do it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 5, 2007 - 26 answers

What do you do when you've hit the wall career-wise? [more inside]
posted by philad on Mar 18, 2007 - 13 answers

I don't think I'm interested in anything, in any realm. I used to have interests and ideas and goals but I feel like I've slowly lost all of that. [more inside]
posted by slyboots421 on Jan 18, 2007 - 27 answers

what can bring meaning to my life? (long story inside) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 25, 2006 - 69 answers

How do i get my partner to get a job? [more inside]
posted by Nik_Doof on Oct 17, 2006 - 9 answers

Law school admissions: help me decide how to best utilize 1-3 years between college and law school. [more inside]
posted by gsteff on Aug 25, 2006 - 17 answers

RoyalTenenbaumFilter: You're a precocious artsy wunderkind. You have a nervous breakdown and the years fly. How to claw your way back up? [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on Dec 12, 2005 - 21 answers

I have 2 weeks left to write a pre-production document. But I cant get motivated. I don't feel I know what I'm doing. I'm always tired. Always have more interesting things to do. Help me get motivated. [more inside]
posted by lemonfridge on Oct 29, 2005 - 5 answers

Is an MBA worth getting? I've seen a lot of talk to the contrary lately, and most of the MBAs that I know don't seem to be doing work now that particularly requires an MBA, so I'm wondering if it's just a waste of time and money compared to just gaining more work experience? I was thinking of getting an MBA as a way to shift into less pure-IT related work, since I can't seem to get rehired as a developer after a long absence.
posted by Big Fat Tycoon on Nov 15, 2004 - 7 answers

I've been transferred to a "weekend grave" shift, and now I don't know when to eat, sleep, or stay awake. A few more details inside. [more inside]
posted by kamikazegopher on Sep 14, 2004 - 5 answers