Off The Treadmill

Jack Freeman

For corporate workers who feel trapped. One email every Sunday: one number or decision for your escape plan, and one thing to do before Monday. No hustle culture.

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6 months of runway or 12?

Hey, Two numbers from the same government report, same month. The median job search in September ran 11.5 weeks. The average ran 24.8. Same people, same month, more than double apart. Most runway advice quotes whichever one makes its point. The gap between them is the only part I care about. The median says most people land something in about three months. The average gets dragged up by the long searches, and those are growing. In September, 27.1% of unemployed people had been looking for...

6 days ago • 1 min read

Welcome. Here's the first number.

Hey, Jack here. Thanks for being one of the first people on this list. I'm going to keep these short, so here's the deal up front. I spent 15 years in corporate America. At one company, I survived 23 rounds of layoffs. I was never the one carrying the box. I watched a man who gave them fifty years get five minutes. And I ended up in the ER twice with my heart racing at a rate no status meeting is worth. What finally changed things wasn't quitting in a blaze of glory. It was a number. Not a...

12 days ago • 1 min read