Stories

Telling stories may surpass even sex in intimacy: telling necessitates vulnerability, and listening entails receptivity. The stories you’ll discover in this collection include vignettes about people working, ponderings on the impact of our jobs, and–a recent addition that requires me to step out from the safe background of editing and into exposure–my own personal stories of work and life. Join me…

The Face of America: What Does It Look Like?

The Face of America: What Does It Look Like?

  Who Is the Face of America? Media entrepreneur Pierre Gervois, who's managed marketing campaigns for luxury brands and built successful communications campaigns in more than twenty countries, was born in France but wound up in New York City, struck by the way...

FREE BONUS CHAPTER FOR YOU! 

FREE BONUS CHAPTER FOR YOU! 

You, our wonderful readers, already have shot MY JOB: More People at Work Around the World up to Amazon bestseller status in "philanthropy and charity" in its first weeks of life. To say "thank you," we're extending our giveaway to everyone who asks for it. Enter your...

Book 2 Is Here! Loyal MY JOB Readers Win 2 Ways

Book 2 Is Here! Loyal MY JOB Readers Win 2 Ways

Personal note from Suzanne: I am super excited to announce that MY JOB Book 2 will ship on March 12. We want to thank you, our loyal readers, in two ways. Remember that every book you buy also creates jobs!     *Please note that this campaign runs ONLY...

Take a Selfie with MY JOB, and Give a Job!

Take a Selfie with MY JOB, and Give a Job!

Want to support job creation? This holiday season @myjobstories is doubling down on our contributions to job creation with your help! Here's what you need to do: 1. Order My Job Book 1 ( https://www.amazon.com/My-Job-People-Around-Wo…/…/0996295100 ) 2. Post a selfie...

How To Find Gratitude, When You Can’t

This piece originally appeared on Thrive Global    ‘Tis the season? In your mind, you know you should be counting your blessings and feeling gushy gratitude and tingling excitement, but what if you cannot summon any of those emotions? It’s  been a really rough...

“Everybody Has a Destiny”

“Everybody Has a Destiny”

By Suzanne Skees Meet the MY JOB Narrators: Darius, Hip Hop Artist, Chicago, Illinois "Everybody has a destiny. The way I see it, it's like a road. You can go this way or that way, the good path or the bad path." --Darius, Hip Hop Artist, Chicago, Illinois   How...

Man Who Single-Handedly Prevented WWIII Dies

Man Who Single-Handedly Prevented WWIII Dies

Petrov was operating a radar system built as an early detection for incoming missiles. Located in a deep bunker outside of Moscow, Petrov noticed something on his radar just past midnight. A single missile was headed towards in the Soviet Union.

His screen lit up with the “launch” signal to fire in retaliation.

“Like It or Not, Money Moves the World”

“Like It or Not, Money Moves the World”

“I’m a finance guy by choice. That means I think that, like it or not, money rules. That’s the reality, and it’s very sad. We’re spending so much time to earn money that we don’t take care of the core of our life–our personal life and our families. Money confuses us.”

—Chapter 11: Pablo, Xerox LatAm Finance Manager, Córdoba, Argentina

“It was Tough Growing Up Bicultural”

“It was Tough Growing Up Bicultural”

“She was the first member of her family to go to college and then on to a graduate school. We talk now about how there’s not enough women in computer science. I can only imagine then. She was probably like the only woman and the only Chinese woman. She taught herself English. I ran across her Chinese-to-English dictionary, where she had painstakingly gone and circled and underlined in red pen.”

“If I Miss One Day, We Don’t Eat That Day.”

“If I Miss One Day, We Don’t Eat That Day.”

Before I drove a rickshaw, I used to work in a factory for six years that was a [textile] washing plant, producing dyes and garments. I used to work in there, but the salary wasn’t sufficient enough to run my family. And now I am riding the rickshaw, and I am getting the proper amount that I need to run my family.

The Age of “The Profession” is Dead

The Age of “The Profession” is Dead

According to Jean-Philippe Michel, a Toronto-based career coach, students today should focus on a collection of skills, rather than a particular profession. For example, Michel coaches students to acquire the skills to ‘use empathy in a medical setting’ rather than focusing on ‘becoming a doctor’.

Immigrant Stories of Work And Labor

Immigrant Stories of Work And Labor

Our intention was to center around the experience of immigrants as contributors to the cultural, social, and economic fabric of the United States.

I invite you all to watch and witness their bravery and beauty of our eloquent speakers in the video.

MY JOB: What’s the Good Word?

MY JOB: What’s the Good Word?

The reviews are in and the good news is piling up fast!

It’s always a pleasure hearing real, honest feedback from those who have read My Job. Listening to stories of readers who have experienced new perspectives, gained new appreciations and rejoiced in “aha!” moments after reading My Job is truly a great joy. It reminds me of the primary reason I wrote the book in the first place; to bring people together from all over the world, share experiences and learn from one another.

Two Gifts in One

Two Gifts in One

Every December I have three big goals: 1) finish up work commitments 2) scramble to buy the perfect Christmas gifts and 3) make my year-end donations. This year I’ve made my life easier by combining two goals – everyone in my family will receive MY JOB. Every book purchased funds job creation programs worldwide…

MY JOB, Delivered

MY JOB, Delivered

Pictures from around the country have been streaming in, and each one fills me with joy because it means not only do you care that all people have access to dignified jobs, but it also means we are connecting you with Wantay, Kevin, Robin and 12 other narrators who will inspire you.

Workers of the World Unite in Hope

Workers of the World Unite in Hope

NOTE: Many of our dedicated readers continue to experience delays in book deliveries from Amazon. We hope this is due to high customer-demand rather than delivery-system failure! The MY JOB book, however, is currently available through Barnes and Noble and Books a...

Hey, Where’s My Book?

Hey, Where’s My Book?

1) Write your holiday gift list and make sure MY JOB is on it. Everybody works, will work, or has worked. Help them gain perspectives about themselves while giving back to create jobs.
2) Check out the amazing organizations doing job-creation work that will benefit from book…

The MY JOB Book Ships Now!

The MY JOB Book Ships Now!

My Job hits bookshelves on October 17! We've been waiting for this day since the afternoon Suzanne first sat down with a bowl of Thai noodles and came up with the concept for the book. Finally, the MY JOB release is imminent! What this means for you. If you: A....

What If Your Job Was to Read the Stars?

What If Your Job Was to Read the Stars?

Victor Douville has been studying his tribe’s star knowledge for decades. His job is teaching Lakota Studies at South Dakota’s Sinte Gleska University, a post he’s held since 1971. An elder of the Sicangu Oyate Lakota nation, Douville’s teachings keep alive his people’s knowledge, including a deep understanding of astronomy.

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