
When I was at a newspaper slated for neutering and layoffs hung over us all, I told my colleagues, “Do the best you can for as long as you can until you’re told you can’t do it anymore.” Five years after the hangman came for me, I would add, “and after they tell you, keep on doing your best.”
If you still have the knack and the passion, being told you can’t is not an edict; it’s a challenge.
When I was laid off from my dream job reporting and editing, I took a little time to reassess, ...
Published on October 26, 2021 22:01