I Did the Worst Thing You Can Do to an Employer… and I Did It Twice

I got hired, got trained, and promptly quit.

The Cost of Moving: The Happiness Factor

I’m going to have to explain this in a particularly Nicole way.

Our Parents’ Careers: Talking to My Parents About Their Previous Lives

One of my favorite things about my parents is how much life they lived before I was born.

Our Parents’ Careers: Navy SEAL, Entrepreneur, Circumnavigator, Farmer

My father wished to travel around the world, with my mother and me in tow, on a sailboat.

Patricia Bright the Baller

Why my cousin chose to play professional basketball overseas instead of in the WNBA.

What Else Do You Do?

Every server I know hates this question.

Every Job I’ve Ever Had: Scopist, Immigration Law Clerk, Civil Rights Attorney

As a scopist, I was responsible for listening to the recording that a stenographer had transcribed and making sure that the final transcript was accurate word-for-word to the recording.

I Don’t Put My Weekly Freelance Income on the Internet Anymore

Why I quietly ended “This Week in Freelancing.”

On the Impact of Good Bosses

My bosses helped me get where I am today.