Comments on: Letter to new graduates. And how about a braided career? http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Twitter, social media, and unmashing the mashable » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-148504 Twitter, social media, and unmashing the mashable » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:42:39 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-148504 [...] I call this a braided career. Sometimes I call this bad branding. It’s a fine line. And some people will say that if [...] [...] I call this a braided career. Sometimes I call this bad branding. It's a fine line. And some people will say that if [...]

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-110354 Charlie Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:04:03 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-110354 HaH! When I first started reading the questions at the top, I was like YES, YES (oh shit, am I doing it all wrong). A lot of people make me feel like a confused flake for frequently changing jobs and for belieiving in my side businesses. Thank you for validating what I am doing and helping me feel like I am on the path to success! You're the best! HaH! When I first started reading the questions at the top, I was like YES, YES (oh shit, am I doing it all wrong). A lot of people make me feel like a confused flake for frequently changing jobs and for belieiving in my side businesses. Thank you for validating what I am doing and helping me feel like I am on the path to success! You're the best!

]]> By: Dale http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-107062 Dale Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:12:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-107062 Corey, Then you need to do nothing, follow tradition, and see what happens. Dale Corey,

Then you need to do nothing, follow tradition, and see what happens.

Dale

]]> By: Corey http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-107044 Corey Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:24:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-107044 <p>I can see the logic in this post; however, it leaves me with a question. What if you are not the type that revels in accepting the burden in the name of a possible realization of your ideals a long a life path, but would rather trade that in for stability? What if you are risk-averse, but have less problem minimizing your expectations so long those of others, for you, are clearer? More generally, what if you find yourself in a postmodern world with modernist expectations/values, and are shocked by the instability of the breaches that others more palatably term "transitions"? Then, how does this resampling of individuals through indefinite transitions not seem like a collosal process of selection for which many of us may not meet on the other side of the divide? * * * * * * * <I>Great question. We're all risk averse. We all want assurance that our decisions are good and we're protecting our families and choosing a comfortable life for ourselves. But there are no sure bets anymore. No one is offering stable jobs that last 40 years. And few people will truly feel happy staying in the same job forty years. So the old model of stability is not an option. Braiding a career is the new way to find stability. I came to it becuase I want stability for myself and my family so much. I find myself searching for a way to create stability in an unstable workplace. This braided career is my best answer. -Penelope</I> I can see the logic in this post; however, it leaves me with a question. What if you are not the type that revels in accepting the burden in the name of a possible realization of your ideals a long a life path, but would rather trade that in for stability? What if you are risk-averse, but have less problem minimizing your expectations so long those of others, for you, are clearer? More generally, what if you find yourself in a postmodern world with modernist expectations/values, and are shocked by the instability of the breaches that others more palatably term "transitions"? Then, how does this resampling of individuals through indefinite transitions not seem like a collosal process of selection for which many of us may not meet on the other side of the divide?

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Great question. We're all risk averse. We all want assurance that our decisions are good and we're protecting our families and choosing a comfortable life for ourselves. But there are no sure bets anymore. No one is offering stable jobs that last 40 years. And few people will truly feel happy staying in the same job forty years. So the old model of stability is not an option.

Braiding a career is the new way to find stability. I came to it becuase I want stability for myself and my family so much. I find myself searching for a way to create stability in an unstable workplace. This braided career is my best answer.

-Penelope

]]> By: not having it all | mad housewife http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-105877 not having it all | mad housewife Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:25:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-105877 [...] of the reasons I like reading Penelope Trunk so much is that she writes about careers as if they are part of life, (or even, the career that is your whole life) not the other way round. The idea is that you can [...] [...] of the reasons I like reading Penelope Trunk so much is that she writes about careers as if they are part of life, (or even, the career that is your whole life) not the other way round. The idea is that you can [...]

]]> By: SURVIVING THE QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS » Keep Up With Me http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-105237 SURVIVING THE QUARTER-LIFE CRISIS » Keep Up With Me Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:12:46 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-105237 [...] Penelope Trunk (aka the Brazen Careerist, seen last week at BlogHer ‘07), recommends that people in their 20s take advantage of what she calls a braided career. [...] [...] Penelope Trunk (aka the Brazen Careerist, seen last week at BlogHer '07), recommends that people in their 20s take advantage of what she calls a braided career. [...]

]]> By: 5 Reasons to Plan a Career and Develop ‘Second Chance’ Skills « Troubleshooting http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104300 5 Reasons to Plan a Career and Develop ‘Second Chance’ Skills « Troubleshooting Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:25:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104300 [...] We are dissatisfied with work because of a bad boss, low salary or dump colleagues etc. Penelope Trunk, who is a very interesting writer, advises people to become happier in their lives by quitting works every 2 years and devote more time to their personal lives, rather than to work. For example, you can get a corporate job for a short time to earn money and then to take a backpack and a slipping bag. She assures that this will make you feel unstable. Rather you will get much fun and experience which will become invaluable. She applied her own life as instance of a nice braided career. She was a volley-ball player, than an officer, a vice-president, run her own business, failed and now she is a successful writer. It seems that planning is not applicable to the Braided Careers in  Braided Career by Penelope Trunk. [...] [...] We are dissatisfied with work because of a bad boss, low salary or dump colleagues etc. Penelope Trunk, who is a very interesting writer, advises people to become happier in their lives by quitting works every 2 years and devote more time to their personal lives, rather than to work. For example, you can get a corporate job for a short time to earn money and then to take a backpack and a slipping bag. She assures that this will make you feel unstable. Rather you will get much fun and experience which will become invaluable. She applied her own life as instance of a nice braided career. She was a volley-ball player, than an officer, a vice-president, run her own business, failed and now she is a successful writer. It seems that planning is not applicable to the Braided Careers in  Braided Career by Penelope Trunk. [...]

]]> By: Andrey http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104240 Andrey Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:04:01 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104240 <p>Dear Penelope,<br /> I've got some new ideas on the post. You can read them if interested, at<br /> http://blog.myspace.com/andreyavail Dear Penelope,
I've got some new ideas on the post. You can read them if interested, at
http://blog.myspace.com/andreyavail

]]> By: Doing it Differently Blog Carnival, 7th Edition | Today is that Day http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104037 Doing it Differently Blog Carnival, 7th Edition | Today is that Day Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:34:08 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-104037 [...] 1) Penelope - I love you! A woman truly after my own heart, Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist brings us a post that I strongly recommend that you read in order to get a dose of perspective, and to help you make some decisions about what is important to you. Be sure to check out Graduates. And how about a braided career? [...] [...] 1) Penelope - I love you! A woman truly after my own heart, Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist brings us a post that I strongly recommend that you read in order to get a dose of perspective, and to help you make some decisions about what is important to you. Be sure to check out Graduates. And how about a braided career? [...]

]]> By: A Notion on Successful Careerism « Andrey Avail http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-95119 A Notion on Successful Careerism « Andrey Avail Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:53:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/#comment-95119 [...] Let’s decide on writing by Penelope Trunk, who is a very interesting writer, devoting her advice to make working people happier while not abandoning their personal lives and being more comfortable dictating their will at work. It is devoted to a “Braided Career”, which you can find at http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/. The main idea of the advice is that starting a braided career will help you make sure to have time and money to create the life you want. [...] [...] Let's decide on writing by Penelope Trunk, who is a very interesting writer, devoting her advice to make working people happier while not abandoning their personal lives and being more comfortable dictating their will at work. It is devoted to a "Braided Career", which you can find at http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/06/06/letter-to-new-graduates-and-how-about-a-braided-career/. The main idea of the advice is that starting a braided career will help you make sure to have time and money to create the life you want. [...]

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