Talk

Megan Smith: ‘You Can Affect Billions of People’

Interview by SUSAN DOMINUS

The chief technology officer of the United States is bringing a Silicon Valley ethos to Washington.

Vocations: The Prosthetist

Their Steps Make Her Dance

“Knowing that they’re walking because of something I made for them hits me in the heart,” says Julianne Gupta, 28, who works at a prosthetics company.

The Workologist

Silencing the Wolf Whistles

By ROB WALKER

A reader asks the Workologist how to finally put a stop to two male co-workers’ inappropriate behavior toward women.

On Work

The Call of the Wild, Partly Answered

By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

Summer jobs with the Forest Service taught a young woman the joys, and the limitations, of the great outdoors.

The Workologist

Please, Boss, Give Me Something to Do

By ROB WALKER

A recent college graduate finds herself in a new position with a salary and benefits, but few duties.

Vocations: The Infection Preventionist

On the Lookout for Ebola

Interview by PATRICIA R. OLSEN

A nurse who works in infection prevention describes her hospital’s precautions against the risk of Ebola. The experience, she says, has taught her “to constantly be ready.”

On Work

Drowning in Dishes, but Finding a Home

By DANIAL ADKISON

A job at Pizza Hut offered a sense of family, all because of a caring boss and his simple message: Work hard and do things right, and you will succeed.