Job Going Off The Rails? You Know What To Do...
GQ India|December 2018

When whole industries are getting the axe quicker than ever, avoiding career catastrophe is not about riding the ups and downs, but jumping the tracks entirely.

Tony Parsons
Job Going Off The Rails? You Know What To Do...

In every career there comes a point when you’re all washed up. Your face no longer fits. Your stock is falling. Your friends and fans are gone. Career stall can strike at any time. And it does.

I had early quarter-life career stall when I was a washed-up music journalist who had just turned 25. Then I had midlife, middle-career stall when I was a washed-up newspaper columnist with a new editor who was a budget-slashing bean counter. And then I had late career stall when I was a washed up novelist whose last No 1 was ten years ago. That is a lot of lows but fairly typical of these uncertain times. “The iron rice bowl” is what the Chinese called a job for life. But nobody talks about iron rice bowls any more, not in China nor anywhere else. The old career flight paths no longer exist. From Beijing to Brooklyn, from Soho to Shanghai, every job ends, and probably a hell of a lot sooner than you were anticipating.

“People are no longer working at the same jobs for 40 years, with the safety net of pensions waiting at the end,” Jenny Blake writes in her book Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. “The average employee tenure in America is now four to five years and job roles change dramatically within those years. Among workers 25 to 34 years old, the average tenure drops to three years. Job security has become an antiquated idea, a luxury most people today do not enjoy, whether they are aware of it or not.”

And so you wake up at four in the morning wondering how you will pay the bills, and if you will ever find another job, and with the cocky certainties of youth kicked right out of you. In Piers Morgan’s immortal phrase, “One day you’re the cock of the walk and the next day you’re a feather duster.”

Bu hikaye GQ India dergisinin December 2018 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

Bu hikaye GQ India dergisinin December 2018 sayısından alınmıştır.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

GQ INDIA DERGISINDEN DAHA FAZLA HIKAYETümünü görüntüle
The 30 Best Watches Of 2024
GQ India

The 30 Best Watches Of 2024

Rounding up the best shapes, materials, complications and sizes from this year's horological novelty treasure chest.

time-read
10+ dak  |
October - November 2024
Wes Lang's Heroes of Love...
GQ India

Wes Lang's Heroes of Love...

Last month, LA-based artist Wes Lang unveiled The Black Paintings, a monumental series of works that play like storyboards to a raucous midnight horror movieand a spiritual quest. Here, GQ collaborates with the artist on a fashion story that brings his stylish characters off the canvas.

time-read
8 dak  |
October - November 2024
The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre Dame
GQ India

The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre Dame

In 2019, a fire nearly destroyed the crown jewel of France-and the nation set a breakneck five-year deadline to bring it back from the ashes. This is the story of how an army of artisans turned back centuries to restore Notre-Dame by hand, and wound up reviving something even greater than the cathedral itself.

time-read
10+ dak  |
October - November 2024
"IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT. IT'S ABOUT BEING REVOLUTIONARY."
GQ India

"IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT. IT'S ABOUT BEING REVOLUTIONARY."

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter talks business, legacy, art, and family

time-read
10+ dak  |
October - November 2024
The Wedding Singers
GQ India

The Wedding Singers

Madboy Mink's dynamic duo, Saba Azad and Imaad Shah, redefine festive style.

time-read
5 dak  |
October - November 2024
A Watch Is More Than Just a Pretty Face
GQ India

A Watch Is More Than Just a Pretty Face

As collectors look to make their grail watches stand out, they're turning to unique vintage bracelets and paying thousands on thousands for straps on the secondary market.

time-read
3 dak  |
October - November 2024
The Fluidity of Cartier
GQ India

The Fluidity of Cartier

Why Gen Z stars are obsessed with this historic maison.

time-read
2 dak  |
October - November 2024
A Princess with Passion
GQ India

A Princess with Passion

From restoring monuments to reviving hereditary crafts, Bhavnagar's Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil has her sights on the future.

time-read
6 dak  |
October - November 2024
THE FUTURE SOUNDS LIKE AT EEZ
GQ India

THE FUTURE SOUNDS LIKE AT EEZ

The Coachella-slaying, multi-language-singing, genre-obliterating members of Ateez are quickly becoming load-bearing stars of our global pop universe.

time-read
10 dak  |
August - September 2024
DEMNA UNMASKED
GQ India

DEMNA UNMASKED

He's the most influential designer of the past decade. He's also the most controversial. Now the creative director of Balenciaga is exploring a surprising source of inspiration: happiness. GQ's Samuel Hine witnesses the dawn of Demna's new era, in Paris, New York, and Shanghai. Photographs by Jason Nocito.

time-read
10+ dak  |
August - September 2024