myTakes: Education & Career

I just want to scream this at every college, every university, every professor, every assistant professor and every faculty member on the board of education. Colleges and universities tend to advertise themselves as "for...

People say that Hollywood is the only place where getting the job is more difficult than the job itself. I say: "You've obviously never tried getting a job in Croatia." There was a time when finding a job here was as...

I want to forget about my high school years. I don't even talk to my high school friends. These years were my worst years. I stopped reading books, listening classical music...All my habits changed. Now I am thinking...

The hardest time of being a waitress is the first week. Just wait for a week then you will get used to it. But first days are so hard that you might think you are dying. 1. It doesn't matter how tired you are, you...

At an old job I used to work, I had a really good track record. At one meeting in particular, one of my bosses said that I was one of the only employees on staff that had such a stellar record. As she explained it, that...

I wanted to share this story with you so you can be aware of something I had never even thought about. I comment a lot on things on Facebook, as I'm a pretty opinionated person, and I have done for years. One day, I...

I was like every other kid in school. I had homework and I did it but I learned differently. Someone told my mother that what I have does not exist or along those lines. Others thought I would not make it very far. I...

Nearly 4 weeks ago now I decided to quit my job. I was making really awesome money as a lead RN, I only worked 15 minutes from my house, my boss was never there, I pretty much could work the hours I wanted, benefits..the...

So I have exactly 16 days before I start writing and for the past month and a half I've been in study mode, barely sleeping ,not going out, I even gave up my phone so I had no distractions... So yesterday I went and wrote...

College isn't the same as high school. I felt I have grown in so many ways ever since I started. On campus, people are from all these different cities, states, and countries. I learn about different cultures, other...

Ok so since im a senior in high school this topics about college, careers, the future, etc happen almost daily. It is driving me crazy. When I was younger I used to want to study literature. Then clinical psychology, and...

No, it wasn't my graduation, or graduating with honors, or becoming any kind of success. Nope. The greatest moment for me happened at the end of my sophomore year when I would attempt to pull off what can only be...

I currently work at a nursing home as a certified nurse assistant. The nursing home has taught me the basic 101 of being a CNA. However, like a lot of nursing homes they do a lot of sketchy things. Like giving CNAs dozens...