Articles by Hillary E. Peak

Serial

Hillary Peak is a recovering idealist. She became a lawyer to change the world and is still somewhat shocked that didn't occur. Now, her goal is to retire from practicing law and write novels that people love. She is currently a practicing attorney in the District of Columbia. She lives with her family in Alexandria, VA.

Sure, the job market is tight, but there's a great big world out there -- the perfect job is just hanging out, waiting for its perfect match to come ambling along ...

Don't, don't, don't. Nothing like a boss who looks for reasons to say that word!

Wasn't this supposed to be a job? How did it become a prison sentence?

Sitting around doing nothing for an insane boss was horrible. Working hard and doing a good job -- this next job is just great by comparison!

Success is wonderful, but does the job have to drive you nuts in the meantime?

When you know you have been doing a good job, it's a bit insulting to find out that your boss didn't actually care about the work ...

When the job market is so tight you can hear the "Help Wanted" ads squeak, almost any job will do ... and shopping is such fun, even when it's other people's shopping ...

Back in the legal saddle, Jessica must bring her organizational skills to bear to keep up with a huge work load, and in the process learn what it means to be so very different from her co-workers ...

A job can be hard work, a job can be frustrating, but when it becomes heartbreak after heartbreak, what is the solution?

Simply the perfect job -- interesting work, wonderful co-workers, fun times ... wait, is that something on the horizon, or a trick of the eye?

When the dream job starts to become a nightmare, what can you do? It's not like you can wake up from life itself ...

If Jessica thought her last boss turned out to be a boob, wait until she sees her new boss's decor ...

It was almost like a movie -- "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" would have made a great title, but the fact is, there just wasn't anything "Good" about it...

In theory, teaching is fulfilling, uplifting, and essential to human civilization. And in practice ...?

People who go on and on about the destination being less important than the journey obviously haven't had a frustrating search for a decent job ...

Conclusion. Jessica knows that every job she has tried has given her one thing that was good -- and those new friends are still there for her.