Make Work Suck Less
Let's make work suck less. In writing.
As of October 1, 2026, peterdurlacher.com is where I write about work, management, and careers.
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How to actually enjoy your work (without quitting and starting your own personal petting zoo)
The "find your passion" advice is making your relationship with work worse. Here's how to get enjoyment out of the job you already have.
Career Transitions
Job hunting in 2026: a survival guide for a brutal market
A job search can eat every hour you give it. Here's how to decide which applications deserve your energy, and keep the rest from taking over.
Dear Peter
Dear Peter: how do I ask for a raise without sounding greedy?
You've been underpaid for a while and you know it. But every time you think about bringing it up, you freeze. Here's exactly how to have that conversation — and why you're not greedy for wanting it.
Wait, what happened?
- Weren't you.. a career coach?
- Yup! Then I moved to Vienna and found out Austria regulates coaching as a licensed profession. That means hundreds of hours of training, supervised practice, and exams. In German. Just to do it as a business.
- So get the license?
- Maybe someday! Until then, I can't offer coaching. I'm doing what I'd always done alongside it: writing.
- I was hoping to work with you. Now what?
- Coaching's closed, but I'm always happy to connect. Shoot me an email at peter@peterdurlacher.com.
- I'm already a client. What happens to me?
- Sign in to your account for the details, or shoot me an email at peter@peterdurlacher.com.
- Why is the coaching stuff still here?
- For posterity, and so you can see what that work looked like. It's an archive instead of a menu.
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