Many listeners to Work with Marty Nemko say that their favorite segments are those in which my wife, Barbara Nemko and I debate work-related topics. To help ensure that both sides of an issue get fair treatment, we switch sides in the middle of the debate, so the listeners can hear each of us make the best arguments we can for both sides. On the Sep. 13, 2018 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, in recognition of this being KALW's fall membership drive, we're doing a special edition: taking a fresh shot at the three debate topics that listeners have most often said they appreciated: How important appearance is and should be in the workplace? Is it worth holding out for doing what you love as your career? And is the future of work in our ever more automated world bright or bleak? In the program's second segment, we'll discuss what we believe are crucial workplace issues moving forward. And as time permits, we'll offer what we believe are most potent career tips for people in the second half of their lives.
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