Luego de un año de tramitación este lunes se logró aprobar en el Congreso la ley corta de isapres, con el propósito de hacer cumplir el fallo de la Corte Suprema que las obligaba a  devolver los cobros en exceso a sus usuarios y a aplicar una nueva Tabla Única de Factores (instrumento que se utiliza para calcular el costo de los planes de salud).

Sin embargo, la ley corta tiene también un apartado que busca fortalecer las prestaciones a los usuarios de Fonasa, la Modalidad de Cobertura Complementaria (MCC), aspecto que era parte del programa de gobierno del presidente Boric cuando era candidato presidencial.

¿Qué es?

La idea de esta modalidad es la de fortalecer el sistema de salud público ante la llegada de nuevos usuarios producto de la salida de afiliados a las isapres por eventuales crisis.

La Modalidad de Cobertura Complementaria será un seguro voluntario que incluye prestaciones hospitalarias y ambulatorias tanto en prestadores públicos como privados, estos se coordinarán con Fonasa mediante convenios por lo que los usuarios podrán elegir el médico y establecimiento en el que se atenderán.

Esto se financiará con el 7% destinado por ley a cotizaciones de salud, además de un cobro fijo que deberá pagar el beneficiario, que de momento se calcula cerca de los 30 mil pesos. 

Entre un 60 y 70 por ciento del costo de cada atención será la cobertura de esta nueva modalidad, que se espera esté operativa en 2025 y funcione como un incentivo para atraer a más personas al sistema público.

A la modalidad podrán acceder cotizantes y sus respectivas cargas que sean parte de los grupos B, C y D, siempre cuando hayan cotizado durante los últimos 6 meses en Fonasa o alguna isapre.

El invierno y las bajas temperaturas cada año traen consigo la llegada de enfermedades respiratorias, situación que pasa a ser dependiendo de la gravedad un verdadero problema de salud pública por el número de personal y equipo médico que  a veces no da abasto.

Así, este lunes los distintos servicios de la red de salud de Curicó registraron 984 atenciones, la cifra más alta en un sólo día en lo que va del año.

Frente a esta situación de un alto número de personas que necesitan atención médica, ha resultado fundamental el funcionamiento 24 horas al día de los SAR (Servicio de atención primaria de urgencia de alta resolución) de Aguas Negras y Bombero Garrido, ambos implementados durante la pandemia.

“El llamado es a hacer un uso racional de estos servicios, teniendo presente que siempre hay periodos peak (…) Es un número bastante elevado teniendo presente que estamos recién empezando el invierno, entonces el llamado a cuidarse es a concurrir cuando sea estrictamente necesario, ojalá en varios turnos para no estar en los horarios de mayor asistencia de público” comentó el Director Comunal de Salud de Curicó, Nelson Gutiérrez.

Desde el municipio afirman que los centros de salud están preparados para la contingencia de los próximos meses, pero que de todas formas sigue siendo fundamental la prevención, desde un punto de vista de salud personal y de salud pública.

En este sentido desde la salud municipal invitan a vacunarse contra las enfermedades de estación en los distintos puntos de la ciudad. 

La campaña de vacunación comenzó en marzo poniendo énfasis en la influenza y el covid, siendo el público objetivo los niños hasta quinto básico y los mayores de 60 años, aunque, se recomienda en general que cualquier persona que tenga un tipo de patología debería vacunarse. La concurrencia de los adultos mayores ha sido considerablemente menor.

“Nuestros centros de vacunación están partiendo de la 8:30 de la mañana hasta las 4:30 de la tarde en los seis centros de salud, de tal forma que la gente concurra a cumplir con esta medida de protección personal. Lo mismo las instituciones públicas que no hayan tenido la coordinación con nosotros para ir a vacunar a los trabajadores. Ya las cifras se están complicando y no queremos colapsar los sistemas de urgencias” complementó Nelson Gutiérrez.

HORARIOS DE SERVICIOS DE URGENCIAS

SAR Aguas Negras y SAR Bombero Garrido: funcionamiento 24/7.

SAPU Central: funcionamiento de lunes a viernes, fines de semana y festivos, entre las 07:45 y 01:00.

Servicio de Urgencia Rural (SUR) de Sarmiento y Los Niches: funcionamiento de lunes a viernes entre las 17:00 y 00:00 horas. Fines de semana y festivos, entre las 08:00 y 16:00 horas. 

Una nueva Cuenta Pública entregó el Hospital San Juan de Dios de Curicó, el que a través de su director, Jorge Canteros Gatica, expuso todo el trabajo final que se desarrolló mayormente en el ahora ex recinto ubicado en calle San Martín con Chacabuco. Actualmente las dependencias están en el nuevo edificio localizado en la entrada norte de la ciudad, a un costado del Inacap. 

El Dr Canteros comenzó hablando de la historia del Hospital, el que se fundó en el año 1983, con varios cambios en el camino, uno de los más significativos es el actual, puesto que la ciudad lo esperaba desde el terremoto del 2010. Para luego seguir con distintas comparaciones que van desde el año 2019 a la fecha, como la cantidad de camas, pasando de 285 a 304 en cuatro años. 

Una de las principales preocupaciones de los vecinos y vecinas de la comuna es qué pasará con las antiguas dependencias del hospital, pregunta que se le realizó al Dr Canteros, el cual afirmó que “el Servicio de Salud del Maule ha tomado control de ese edificio y está en conversaciones directas con la Municipalidad de Curicó para darle un uso lo más adecuado posible. Nosotros dejamos ahí una infraestructura sanitaria y equipos que quedan a disposición de la comuna. Necesitamos que ese dispositivo esté operativo y no solo como un centro de salud familiar, sino también para urgencias”.

Dr Canteros exponiendo

Las listas de espera fueron un punto importante durante la Cuenta Pública, puesto que las especialidades presentaron 19.165 personas tramitando esta atención, mientras que odontología suma 4.677 pacientes esperando un tratamiento. El Dr Canteros aseguró que disminuir estas cantidades es una prioridad para el 2024. 

Respecto a las intervenciones quirúrgicas aún no se alcanzan los buenos números que habían antes de la pandemia del Covid-19, cuando se llegó a las 17.234 operaciones de este tipo, números diferentes a los 14.678 procedimientos que se concretaron en 2023. Además, 4.019 personas durante el año pasado estuvieron en lista de espera respecto a estas cirugías. 

Entre las buenas noticias está el aumento de la dotación, el que era estrictamente necesario tras el cambio de edificio. Por este motivo, del 2019 a 2023 aumentaron en 805 los funcionarios, siendo enfermería y kinesiología los sectores con mayor aumento de personal. 

Dr Canteros junto a funcionarias

2023 fue el año con más reclamos desde el 2019, en total se contabilizaron 1.287 quejas, mientras que las felicitaciones sumaron 996. Respecto a este punto, el Dr Canteros afirmó que en lo que va del 2024, hay más congratulaciones que reclamos. 

Para finalizar, el director del hospital detalló los desafíos para este 2024, los que parten con habilitar completamente las nuevas instalaciones,conectar con la necesidad de los usuarios, además de  aumentar la productividad y nivel de resolutividad de la clínica.

Gaby Fuentes, consejera regional del Maule fue una de las autoridades que escuchó atenta la rendición de Dr Canteros. Una vez terminada la presentación sostuvo que “estoy muy agradecida porque aquí se ve el avance, se ve cómo están trabajando y además los usuarios que me han escrito me han dicho que el trato es muy bueno. Como Gobierno Regional hemos sido muy catéteres en avanzar en las listas de espera y para eso cuentan con todo nuestro apoyo”. 

La siguiente Cuenta Pública, es decir la que hará referencia al 2024, será completamente dedicada las nueve dependencias, que como el director dijo, aún no están funcionando en su totalidad. 

El Departamento Comunal de Salud de la Municipalidad de Curicó informó que hasta el 2 de mayo 55.996 personas se vacunaron contra la influenza, alcanzando un 63% de la cobertura establecida. Sin embargo, los adultos mayores, público objetivo de esta inoculación, aún presentan bajos porcentajes de inmunización. 

La campaña de vacunación ha sido ampliamente informada dentro de la ciudad, con la intención de evitar enfermedades respiratorias como la influenza. Actualmente hay seis Cesfam que funcionan como centro de inoculación, además se han generado estrategias con clubes de la tercera edad, incluso con la Casa del Adulto Mayor de la ciudad, pero los porcentajes siguen siendo bajos para este sector de la población. 

“Tenemos dos grupos que están bastante débiles. El primer grupo es del adulto mayor, ya que este año, a diferencia de los años anteriores, se incluye desde los 60 años en adelante y ese grupo es el que está más bajo, donde tenemos un 45% de cobertura, así que  invitamos a las personas que tengan sobre 60 años a que se acerquen a los Cesfam de 08:30 a 16:30 para que puedan recibir su vacuna contra el Covid”, aseguró Pía Rojas, enfermera encargada de epidemiología. 

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“El otro grupo que está bajo en cobertura es la estrategia capullo, que son las personas que viven con un prematuro, que es quien nace antes de 37 semanas de gestación y ellos no se pueden vacunar hasta que tengo 6 meses y para proteger a estos niños contra la Influenza, nosotros tenemos que vacunar a su entorno, al papá, a la mamá, a la cuidadora, a la vecina, a quien visite a este niño, a quien vaya a tener contacto con este niño para que no se enferme”, añadió la misma. 

La vacunación continuará en los seis Cesfam de la comuna, con un horario de lunes a viernes entre las 08:30 y 16:30 horas.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.

The rush to give employees access to all the tools they’d need to work from home was a bit, well, sudden for many employers. But after everyone settled in, what quickly became apparent to many office-based teams is that employees could be productive and focused when not in the office—in many cases, even more so. Employers everywhere began to understand that remote work really works.

Whether you’re on the hunt for a remote job or are already working virtually, check out this list of the advantages of working from home, along with some of the top companies that hire for remote jobs.

10 Benefits of Working From Home

As we’ve long known, remote work has a host of advantages for workers. We’re listing out the best of the best benefits of working from home—some you may already be aware of, and some that may open your eyes even more to remote work’s impact on employers, employees, the economy, and the planet.

1. Better Work-Life Balance

Many remote jobs also come with flexible schedules, which means that workers can start and end their day as they choose, as long as their work is complete and leads to strong outcomes. This control over your work schedule can be invaluable when it comes to attending to the needs of your personal life.

Whether it’s dropping kids off at school, running some errands, attending an online fitness class in the morning, or being home for a contractor, these tasks (and more!) are all easier to balance when you work from home.

2. Less Commute Stress

The average one-way commuting time in the U.S. is 27.1 minutes—that’s nearly an hour each day spent getting to and from work, and it really adds up. According to the Auto Insurance Center, commuters spend about 100 hours commuting and 41 hours stuck in traffic each year. Some “extreme” commuters face much longer commute times of 90 minutes or more each way.

But wasting time commuting is just one of the downsides of getting to and from work. More than 30 minutes of daily one-way commuting is associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety, and research shows that commuting 10 miles to work each day is associated with health issues like:

• Higher cholesterol
• Elevated blood sugar
• Increased risk of depression

Ditching the commute helps you support your mental and physical health.

The time savings can allow you to focus on priorities outside of work, like getting extra sleep in the morning, spending more time with family, getting in a workout, or eating a healthy breakfast.

3. Location Independence

One of the considerable benefits of working from home is having access to a broader range of job opportunities that aren’t limited by geographic location. This can be especially helpful for job seekers living in rural communities and small towns where there may not be many available local positions. Having no set job location means that, pre-pandemic, fully remote workers could also travel and live as digital nomads while having a meaningful career.

Though a full nomad lifestyle is currently on hold, as borders begin to open up, it’s still a definite perk. People who have to move frequently, such as military spouses, can also benefit from having a remote job that can be done from anywhere, without having to start over at the bottom of a new company with each move.

In addition, remote work is a great way to avoid high-rent and high-mortgage areas, especially for positions (like tech) that used to require living in a city with a high cost of living. With remote work, you no longer have to live near a major metropolitan area to have a career you love.