economie

The end of American careerism

Late last year, two of Zack’s managers at the construction and engineering firm where he works pulled him aside. Congratulations, they said. You’re getting promoted to be the head of the department. They told him the role would come with a 10% raise — or maybe even more. They thought they were rewarding him for all his great work. But the whole time, Zack had one thought on his mind: How do I get out of this?

He liked his current role at the company, and he had no interest in running a whole team. Besides, becoming a is a chief correspondent at Business Insider.

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