The perils of a job with no work

Ted Geltner thought he was burning out as a newspaper editor, and he imagined an alternative: "Wouldn’t it be nice, I would tell myself as I rushed to meetings and faced down one deadline after another, if I had a job where I could just sit completely still for eight hours a day. No duties, no meetings, no responsibilities — just enter some kind of building, sit down at a desk and collect a paycheck at the end of the week." Then his wish came true and his bubble burst.

December 8, 2015

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