We’ve all asked our parents or older people in our lives for job advice at one point or another; some might help you format your résumé or cover letter, while others might tell you to apply for a role by just “calling Taylor up.” But if you're Sasha and Malia Obama, you might get advice that's a little more cued into today's working conditions thanks to a dad who is talking to workers nationwide as part of a Netflix show. Thankfully, former president Barack Obama is willing to share his career advice with more than just his daughters.
Sitting down with LinkedIn editor-in-chief Dan Roth, Obama described how Studs Terkel’s famous 1970s book Working, which explored the meaning of work among American employees, inspired him to give “a window into people’s lives” in his new Netflix show, Working: What We Do All Day. Obama touched upon restructuring the way we distribute wages and our education system so that more people have a greater sense of agency in their work, how we can better achieve work-life balance, and his best advice for helping young workers rise above the noise.
