“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,...
“I Changed Their Perception of What Women Could Do in This Field”
By Suzanne Skees Meet the MY JOB Narrators: Purnima, Interior Designer, Colombo, Sri Lanka “For my university internship, I wanted to redesign an auto repair shop. People said, ‘It’s about cars, and what do you know about cars? You probably...
“There’s Such a Thing as Too Much Collaboration”
Meet the MY JOB Narrators: Kevin, Architect, Cincinnati, Ohio “My style would be that I don’t have a style . . . just figuring out what the building wants to be, rather than imposing myself on it.” —Chapter 13: Kevin, Architect, Cincinnati, Ohio...
“The Metric That People Rarely Talk About Is Happiness”
Meet the MY JOB Narrators: Nik, Equity Investment Manager, Hong Kong, China “If you want a career in finance, you can study whatever you want, in my opinion. You don’t actually need to study finance or economics. That’s not what banks actually are...
“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