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The Clark Howard Podcast

01.08.25 New Year, New Job / Your Longevity

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Investing, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.65.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A new survey finds that half of all workers are basically miserable. Are you thinking about getting a new job this year? There are some great ways to receive additional training for free to up your skill set. Also, you can do something absolutely free to improve your health and lengthen your life.   2025 Employment: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Rise & Thrive: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: The share of US workers who are “thriving” has fallen to a record low These 4 fantastic sites offer more than 17,000 free online courses Military and Veterans Guide: Free Resources for Your Finances Why Clark Howard Is So Excited About His Wedding Band NYTimes: Why Sitting All Day May Shorten Your Life What's the Best Way To Donate to a Charity? Clark Howard: My 7 Rules for Using Credit Cards  Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Community.Clark.com / Ask Clark Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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it's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show,

0:38.6

where our mission is to serve you with advice and information that empowers you,

0:43.8

so you make better financial decisions in your life.

0:47.7

Are you thinking about getting a new job this year?

0:51.0

You're not alone, but do you know there's a lot of training that can help you for free

0:59.2

make yourself a better job applicant as you go out and look for that new opportunity?

1:06.3

And also, do you know there's a magic pill? There's an actual magic pill that can extend your life

1:15.1

or improve your health? I'm going to tell you what it is. Right now I want to talk about the job market.

1:23.6

Gallup, that does so many polling and survey things has found that individual workers are really,

1:32.8

really miserable right now in numbers that are virtually unprecedented.

1:40.9

I'm looking at the Gallup survey called the Life Evaluation Index.

1:46.7

This survey finds that we are 50-50 now.

1:52.2

And the people that are, as they would say, they're asked,

1:56.5

are you thriving at work?

1:59.5

Are you struggling or are you suffering?

2:03.7

Today, and I don't remember this ever happening, even during the Great Recession, the number

2:11.1

of people that were struggling or suffering at work, was never close to being half of all workers in the United States,

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