Experience is often valued because of the lessons prior jobs have theoretically provided us with. While hearing about those lessons isn’t a replacement for actually experiencing it, we thought it would be very helpful to create a space where sharp and generous members of the community can come together to share stories and lessons learned at prior jobs for the benefit of others.

Nia-Tara Hall Byrd

I spent quite some time in nursing first, and then in corporate America in property management. Nursing gave me a solid foundation when it comes to relating with collectors and clients; Read more>>

Candice Eden

Ever since it was legal for me to have a job, I’ve always worked somewhere. Whether it was fast food, nannying, retail, corporate, I knew I needed to make money so I found multiple ways of doing so. Read more>>

Kristin Garth

The job that I had that most influences my work in both content and style is stripping at a topless club in the panhandle of Florida, a small Bible belt town. Read more>>