“I remember when being a 'a company man' was a badge of honor; today in Silicon Valley it may brand you a loser or, in the best case scenario, someone afraid to take risks. Ten years ago, if you saw a resume that had multiple jobs in ten years, you would be worried about the capability of the individual. Not so now.” IfsMenYearsMayWould BeTodayJobsRememberIndividualCompanyCasesSawsRiskHonorTenYears AgoBrandsWorriedLoserValleysCapabilityMultipleRemember WhenScenariosResumesBadgesSiliconSilicon ValleyMultiple Jobs Author:Maynard Webb
“My parents are hard workers and they showed me what it means to work hard. I would give a lot of the credit to my parents for where I'm at and who I am. They both worked multiple jobs to make sure me and my siblings were able to play sports and have a home. I'll never forget how hard they worked and that always motivates me.” GivingMeanHardPlayHomeAbleJobsSportsParentForgetHard WorkWorkersCreditWho I AmNever ForgetMultipleSiblingMy SiblingsHard WorkerMultiple Jobs Author:Clay Guida
“I definitely have friends who - they've gone to multiple jobs, they've had trouble finding jobs, some have gone back to school - it's a very transitional period in anyone's life. I think definitely people have, even like my girlfriend for example, she works her job - and just the fact that she has a job - she just feels super lucky in this economy. But it can really shape, I think, the way you view the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsFactsSchoolJobsViewsEconomyGoneTroubleExamplePeriodsShapesLuckyFindingsGirlfriendMultipleMy GirlfriendMultiple Jobs Author:Chris Baio
“I loved playing baseball, and the only reason I played was to play professional baseball. I wanted that to be my career for a long time. I turned down multiple jobs and meetings because of it.” LongReasonPlayWantedJobsCareersLong TimeBaseballMeetingsMultipleTurned DownPlaying BaseballMultiple Jobs Author:Tyler Hoechlin
“I've lost touch with a lot of that boutique-type music just because of my age, and raising my son and the multiple jobs I have at this point.” AgeJobsLostSonTypeMy SonMultipleMultiple Jobs Author:Liz Phair
“If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, it's likely that no personal computer would have them.” IfsCoursesCollegeComputerWindowMultipleMacsConnecting The DotsStanford UniversityFontsCalligraphyPersonal ComputersTypefacesMultiple Jobs Author:Steve Jobs
“My mother was always working for a job, so I guess I was always trained that I should have multiple jobs, multiple aspirations. And I remember she had multiple aspirations, always hearing about her dreams and things she did in the past and things she wanted to do.” ShouldDreamWantedJobsPastRememberMotherShould HaveHearingAspirationMultipleAlways WorkingMultiple Jobs Author:Puff Daddy