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The rest of the time, you’re just there, so it’s important to figure out how to show up for work to give a great experience to your colleagues, peers, customers, clients and, most importantly, for yourself. Listen, when you’re over 40, you recognize that professional workers only put in about 22 hours of work a week. I’ve talked about this on my blog before In this case, I want you to be a slacker, but a new version of a slacker.

So let’s dive in and focus on how anyone middle-aged can be a career-focused individual and stay on the good side of management while maintaining their dignity and fueling their soul.Įngage in the Art of Professional Detachmentįirst and foremost, I want you to engage in the art of professional detachment. If you don’t keep playing the game at some level, you can’t provide for yourself and your family today or plan for the next iteration of your life tomorrow. Life is even more complicated for middle-aged people because they all know one important thing - money wins. That’s great and not a bad thing, but the problem is it no longer suits you as a human being. The icing on the cake is that you’re now working with late-stage career-switchers and younger generations who bring a newfound enthusiasm and passion for work. You have limited energy and patience for the politics and shenanigans that led you to this phase in your life.

At this point, you have the experience and a dash of wisdom, but there is a downside to this. Society has taught us that middle age is a super-tricky place to be in life. Welcome back to a new episode of Punk Rock HR! We are talking about middle age and your career for today’s episode.