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Work can bring purpose, independence, and satisfaction, but it can also raise difficult questions about direction, ambition, and workplace dynamics. In this section, Uncle Gary answers reader questions about careers, professional challenges, and navigating the realities of the working world.

I was a research scientist...

I was a research scientist...

Dear Uncle Gary, I was a research scientist at a major pharmaceutical company until I got laid off. My wife is an attorney at a top law firm, and she’s doing very well. When the layoff happened, we talked it through and agreed I’d stay home with the

I was laid off last month...

I was laid off last month...

Dear Uncle Gary, I was laid off last month from my job as a university administrator. I didn’t tell my wife right away because I truly believed I’d find something quickly and then explain it once I had good news to soften the blow. But here we are,

I just started an amazing job...

I just started an amazing job...

Dear Uncle Gary, I just started an amazing job as an assistant to a very successful hairstylist in Newport Beach. He’s super busy, well-known, and I was thrilled to be hired. About a month in, he asked me out. I froze. A few days earlier, he’d asked if