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In an era dominated by digital innovation, launching an e-commerce business can be a thrilling adventure for aspiring entre... read more
I am shocked. Shocked!
This result shouldn't surprise anyone. Inflation has driven up operational costs for businesses across the US and shrunk profit margins for major...
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Empowering Neurodivergent Minds in Entrepreneurship
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In the dynamic realm of entrepreneurship, neurodivergent i... read more
pexels.com/photo/a-female-teenager-using-her-laptop-6473102Image via Pexels . Unpaid promotional links herein.by mailto:spencer.gray@Spencer Gray Entrepreneurship can be an incredibly empowering path for teenage girls. By carving out your own space in the b... read more
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People with disabilities often have difficulty entering the job market due to a lack of access to applications, reasonable accommodations, and support networks. Employers can make their hiring process more inclusive by taking deliberate steps to provide more job opportunities for people with disabilities. By doing so, employers can help create a... read more
www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2022/july/500-fired-health-care-workers-win-historic-multi-million-dollar-settlement-in-covid-mandate-wake-up-call ... read more
: osha.gov/coronavirus/faqs#cloth-face-coveringsosha.gov/coronavirus/faqs You can clearly sue your employer if they require this vaccine and you have an adverse reaction. If I requ... read more
In response to my comment, Whatever the mandatory retirement age is these days -- 67? -- it needs to apply to politicians, too.
There is no mandatory retirement age, but you legally have to file for retirement on your 70th birthday, which will give you the maximum social security benefit for the rest of your life, ... read more
Immigration laws are criminally enforced not just against individuals, but also against corporations. For individuals, federal immigration prosecutions are a mass phenomenon. More than a third of the federal criminal docket nearly 40,000 cases each year...Read, list... read more
A Lowe's home improvement store in Tennessee surprised a hardworking 13-year-old with a brand new lawnmower after his mower broke down. at sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3890/Loweand-039-... read more
The Justice Department regularly announces corporate crime settlements with deferred and non prosecution agreements. Sometimes they make the agreements public, sometimes they dont. And over the years, corporate crime defense attorneys have hinted that in...Read, l... read more
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Sitting here looking at Harold (not his real name) to my right. My workday would be sooooo much better if I could ignore him, but, being in the cubicle across the aisle, I can't. For those new to this space, Harold is an idiot. Literally. Okay, idiot/savant might be more accurate. He is wicked smart when it comes to computer programming, b... read more
Don't you hate it when you're at work?The end.Wait, no, that's not the end. You're at work -- on the bottom floor, because that's where the snack machine is -- and you decide to use the restroom. The cleaning lady is in there, with her cart blocking the door. So, you take the stairs back to your floor, the sixth, becaus... read more
We could not agree more. See marketwatch.com/story/disney-heiress-calls-ceo-bob-igers-65-million-pay-package-insane-Disney heiress calls CEO Bob Iger's $65 million pay package 'insane.' When Iger got his bonus last year, I did the math, and I figured out that ... read more
I get these job listing emails (just in case something awesome comes along). This latest one (probably created by AI (artificial/lower intelligence)) said they have several jobs just for you: Hospice Aide (Los Angeles), Chaplain (Paramus), Registered Nurse Case Manager (Peru). Peru? As in South America? And I don't qualify for any of them,... read more
Even corporate America is blocking Alex Jones / InfoWars these days. Trying to read an article online during my lunch break, I get the following censorship notice: Block Reason: Content Filtering. Category: questionablePathetic, but at least they stopped blocking DrudgeReport. Although, now that Drudge has been sold and turned a sharp l... read more
It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner -- after working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for a business with his experience and passion. And he's not alone. As he shares in this short, funny and inspirational talk, seniors are... read more
Got off the phone with @NASA.
Had to tell 'em, Look, I'm not willing to relocate. Stop calling!
OK, so it wasn't actually NASA, I didn't say exactly that, and it wasn't actually a job offer.
A recruiter did call about an opportunity there, though. I'm not a COMPLETE liar.... read more
Once Toys Я Us was taken over, however, the debt that Vornado Realty, KKR and Bain used to acquire it was pushed back onto the company, skyrocketing its debt obligations to $7.6 billion.Read, l... read more
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It was about as low as you can get, but Smith decided to at least make it to the new year. When he went on ksl.com to look for jobs, he saw a story KSL did on a Utah company giving suits to homeless people to help them feel confident during job interviews.
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I know they're just doing their jobs, but headhunters (job recruiters) can be some of the most dehumanizing people I've ever had to deal with. Because of that, I like to have a little fun at their expense whenever possible. Here's a recent email exchange:Headhunter... read more
Got the below email today. Probably because they saw that I have several books on Amazon ( amazon.com/Last-Train-William-Arthur-Holmes/dp/1514268132here , amazon.com/Lottery-President-ebook/dp/B00D9VCP1Ohere and amazon.com/Ope... read more
One-fifth of US workers were laid off in past five years.
Nearly 40% said it took more than seven months to find employment and about one in five of laid-off workers said all they could find was a temporary position.... read more
Something I've always hated about working for someone else (in the corporate setting, at least) is that you're expected to believe (or convincingly pretend) that the people in positions above you are in fact superior to you. It's just one more thing to gnaw at me during my time there. That expectation seems to be even stronger the fu... read more
Good article on staying healthy on the job, plus just plain staying at that job... you can't smoke cigarettes fast enough to match the damage that today's workplace is doing to you. And not just you, but everyone from the newest hire to your CEO. Your company is unknowingly dragging the life from all... read more
Apparently, those bastions of capitalism are in fact socialists, at least when it works for them.As a result of substantial enhancements we have made to our Subsidy Tracker database, it is possible for the first time to estimate the share of total state and local economic development awards going to the large... read more
truth-out.org/opinion/item/20313-switzerland-shows-us-how-to-handle-ceosSwitzerland Shows US How to Handle CEOs . Here in the United States, had the minimum wage kept pace with productivity since the 1960s it would now be huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/13/minimum-wage-... read more
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2512959/Walk-11-miles-shift-pick-order-33-seconds-Amazon-works-staff-bone.htmlWalk 11 miles a shift and pick up an order every 33 seconds... how Amazon works staff 'to the bone' Adam Littler, 23, told of the 'unbelievable' press... read more
Millions of Americans are angry because food stamp recipients can use their benefits to buy junk food but don't realize that they are able to do so because corporate America wouldn't have it any other way.Coca Cola, Kroger, Walmart, Kelloggs and other corporations have all lobbied the United States Department of Agriculture ... read more
Market subsidies, market protections, market interventions, regulatory favors, favorable legislation, legal protections, ex-post facto reclassifications, government spending (Keynesian), artificially low interest rates (monetary policy), government takeovers of private sector assets (not what you think), and government bailouts (a... read more
Good!Over the past couple of years, we've projected an improvement in U.S. manufacturing competitiveness by 2015 that would help drive an American manufacturing revival. The results of our latest survey make clear that a profound shift in attitude is beginning.... read more
I've been chosen (with 5-6 others) to Have Lunch With ! (one of the VPs at work) tomorrow. I've been instructed to come prepared to discuss real issues and solutions regarding my job. Not looking forward to it. At least it's a free lunch ... but is it really? The price is that I have to Have Lunch With ... read more
I don't agree with this calculation, but, for what it's worth, my brother sent this out recently. So, in case I'm wrong and he's right, which almost never happens...50 years ago (1963) the minimum wage was 1.25. See dol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.pdfdol.gov/whd/minwage/chart.pdf .... read more
A lot of emphasis is on the 99% versus the 1% in these protests. But who are the 1% and what do they do for a living? Are they all Wilt Chamberlains and Oprahs and other people taking part in the dynamism of the new economy? Nope. It's same as it ever was -- high-level management and the financial sector.... read more
zerohedge.com/news//jobs-number-bs-says-former-head-blsThe Jobs Number Is BS Says Former Head Of BLS After every non-farm payroll report we provide our own breakdown of what the real unemployment rate is in a country in which the labor force participation rate has not been ad... read more
Feels like the first day back at school after summer vacation, except in this case it's not even summer yet and I'll be starting a new job, not school, today. I hope it lasts longer than the last few jobs! I have had a string of incredible bad luck over the past decade through no fault of my own, I swear. :)I guess it started with tha... read more
Took a test yesterday. Hope I passed! New job depends on it! Hope I did better than the previous day's job-related test. That one was on Windows 7 and Server 2008 techie stuff, and I just haven't kept up with Win 7, not as a tech, especially in regard to its various corporate scenarios. The test only served to remind me how tired of bein... read more
Depressing but true.The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return. -- Gore Vidal... read more
Barbara Glanz, an author, speaker and expert on employee motivation and performance, has a book that you may want to check out, Handle with CARE: Motivating and Retaining Employees. It's full of creative, low-cost ways to raise morale, increase commitment and reduce turnover. The CARE approach stands for C creative communicati... read more
A Top-Heavy 1 Percent Will Topple Without a Stable Middle Class. Focusing exclusively on deficit reduction is the wrong policy. Focusing solely on cutting spending is the wrong policy. Focusing on jobs is the right policy now and in the future.
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The hypocrisy would be laughable if not such a serious problem.: theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/ge-ceo-jeffrey-immelt-the-head-of-obamas-jobs-council-is-moving-jobs-and-economic-infrastructure-to-china-at-a-blistering-paceGE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, The Head Of Obama's... read more
Today, May Day, honors the workers who produce all of the wealth. It is also a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May (from Wikipedia), but we digress. It is in honor of those involved in a general strike in Chicago, killed by police in what is known all over the world b... read more
They might be right about greatresumesfast.com/this . Worth a shotDoes your resume read like a job description? Is it one long list of bullets that contain the phrases duties included or responsible for? Sought-after candidates (the ones whose phones are ringing off the hook for ... read more
Yes, large corporations really are that stupid, short-sighted and corrupt. If this CEO had any decency (as if), he would have said, No, give me one million and split the rest with those 1700 laid-off workers. It would have come out to roughly $12,000 per employee. America's largest wireless service provider ... read more
I hate when companies do this. Create a better environment for your employees, don't require them to be a pack of phonies!: fastcompany.com/3005419/why-faking-enthusiasm-latest-job-requirementWhy Faking Enthu... read more
This is an instant classic. Girl quits her job on dry erase board, emails entire office (33 Photos): thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-e... read more
It doesn't matter if managers are introverted or extroverted, timid or bold, loud or quiet, as long as they are making people feel like they are growing, appreciated, and confident in their future at the company ...... read more
Unfortunately, we've just had another open theft of retired worker's benefits, this time Whirlpool management stealing the health care coverage of retired former Hoover workers and their families. Once again, we see Carpetbag managers brought in from outside our community, Whirlpool, which took over the Hoover plant, comin... read more
In Japan the ratio of pay for a CEO compared to that of the average worker is approx. 11 to 1. In Germany that ratio expands to a dizzying 12 to 1. And in the United States it's 475 to 1.: https:... read more
Can't companies at least send a denial letter/email? It's rude to leave us twisting in the wind. ... read more
Freelancers union, a federation of the unaffiliated. Looks like a good idea. We're working to secure a better future for independent workers. Join usmembership is free! freelancersunion.org/Freelancers Union ... read more
I almost posted this to LinkedIn, but thought better of it since hiring-managers and headhunters generally have no sense of humor regarding the hiring process. If they would admit (at least to themselves) that they don't know what they're doing, it might help. :)
Anyway, here it is:
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...and are afraid of offending anyone...
Simon Sinek says, Bad leaders may edit the truth for fear of causing discomfort. Good leaders accept that the truth is often uncomfortable.: h... read more
The minimum wage, popular with the public, but not the donor classfrom commondreams.org/The Minimum Wage: Popular With the Public, But Not the Donor Class One of the best proposals to come out of the State of the Union was the President's proposal to raise the m... read more
Interesting article on micro gigsA crush of apps allowing us to do discrete tasks for small sums of money might be the future. But the atomization of paid labor leaves workers vulnerable.: target... read more
On the day before an election that's supposed to hinge on jobs, taxes and the middle class, Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney founded, will close the doors of a factory in Freeport, Illinois, and ship 170 good, high-tech jobs to China.Read, listen or watc... read more
rt.com/Wisconsin judge reinstates collective bargaining for state employees The union-busting law that pushed Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker into the national spotlight last year has been declared unconstitutional by a state judge, pushing the controversy over the law one st... read more
Picture this scenario: you've been seeking new employment at a company, but without success. Your employment credentials are excellent and while you've been able to land the interviews -- sometimes more than one with a prospective employer -- that job for which you're well qualified, continues to elude you. Even more omi... read more
alternet.org/economy/148035/hiddencorporatescandal%3Aceoswholaidoffthemostworkersrakeinthemosttreasure/?page2CEOs who lay off the most people rake in the profits
UPDATE: The above article is gone, but here's this: ips-dc.org/ceoswhocutthemo... read more
I agree. And a big reason for this, I believe, is that hiring-managers hire based on likability, enthusiasm, and an applicant's degree (no matter what that degree is in) rather than on experience and intelligence. So, the people who end up running things often have no real idea what they're doing, but, darn it, they're en... read more
management.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/05/layoffs/Why layoffs are for lazy corporate overseers -- Fortune Management .Layoffs are often a sign of failure by top executives to properly manage a business and forecast needs.The corporate movement away from job security coincided with the advent of targetblank... read more
Whatever you may think of this theory, there are certainly many who think (including Sheryl Sandberg) the status quo 40/50...: inc.com/laura-entis/25-hour-work-week-an-argument-for-redi... read more
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The primary method for accomplishing this feat, according to the plan, will be by reducing US employee head count by 78 percent in that time frame.: cryptogon.com/?p28682IBM's Inter... read more
Facebook currently has more than 800 million users. Any company of this size is sure to have some detractors. Compared to other leading social media sites, however, Facebook has the lowest customer satisfaction score from the American Customer Satisfaction Index. The site has repeatedly irked users by neglecting personal privacy. ... read more
bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2011/11/21/baum-law-firm-to-close.htmlBaum law firm to close -- Business First . This is one company that got what it deserved after mocking homeless /foreclosed families. ... read more
Richard Grossman says that Occupy Wall Street activists need to go beyond greed and corruption and focus on usurpation. As in illegal seizure of power. As in the corporation has usurped illegally seized power from the people. He quotes Thomas Hobbes as saying that a corporation is merely a chip off the old block of sovereig... read more
US politicians such as Buddy Roemer blame the collapse of US manufacturing on Chinese competition and unfair trade practices. However, it is US corporations that move their factories abroad, thus replacing domestic production with imports. Half of US imports from China consist of the offshored production of US corporations.... read more
They're intrepidreport.com/archives/2937forcing pay cuts for the people who do the actual work there while their executives get millions in bonusesLast year Verizon.comVerizon made $12 billion in profits, got $1 billion in gover... read more
Just warms your heart, doesn't it? Not. It turns out that the good times are even better than we thought for American chief executives. : nytimes.com/2011/07/03/... read more
... one major role of the US government in the corporatocracy is to serve as a scapegoat to deflect rebellion against the corporate elite. (prepare for so many popups, they'll cover the entire screen): ... read more
I worked for this jackass years ago when he was CEO of Columbia/HCA. He was an out-of-touch elitist primadonna back then, and hasn't changed much, only now has less hair.In the last few months, conservatives in several states have moved to limit unemployment benefits, even with the national unemployment rate at 9 ... read more
I hope I like it. UPDATE (2 years later):I didn't. /pages/first-day-of-school-i-mean-workFirst day of school I mean work ... read more
A battle over the budget is closing our schools, our libraries, firing our teachers and taking away collective bargaining rights. While the banks and largest corporations are also not paying any taxes, including Bank of America, Exon Mobil, and GE.Read, listen or... read more
I'm starting a new job next week, so I ran a test of how long it would take to get there after dropping Elizabeth off at school. It was 7:42 when they started letting the kids inside, allowing me to leave. I could do like a lot of parents and just drop her off and take off, but I like to make sure she's safely inside before I go. Other p... read more
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When given one of those customer satisfaction surveys, always try and give a glowing report about the individual who helped you (unless they were terrible, of course) because those surveys are just another tool for corporations to harass their already under-paid, under-appreciated employees.You don't want to be responsible for getting som... read more
We are ruled by huge corporate monopolies that replicate the political and economic power, on a vastly expanded scale, of the old trading companies of the 17th and 18th centuries. Walmart's gross annual revenue of $250 billion is greater than those of most small nation-states. The political theater funded by the corporate state ... read more
The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed that a trial court erred in dismissing a complaint by Brian Reid, who was hired in 2002 as a director of operations and engineering, and fired less than two years later at age 54 after being told he was not a good cultural fit. reut... read more
A business plan requiring constant expansion is, almost by definition, a cancer, and equally unhealthy.... read more
Good article here. Read the quote from the lifelong Republican who was a victim of a mass layoff and now can't find a job. blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/01/its-the-jobs-stupid/blog.aflcio.org/2010/06/01/its-the-jobs-stupid/ ... read more
When I applied and scheduled an interview for a job at the financial arm of the Methodist Church, I knew I was not a right fit for them. After all, I'm not only not Methodist, I'm not even Christian. When the HR manager called a couple days later to cancel the interview, I had a strong suspicion her excuse was concocted.I'm g... read more
I went to another job interview yesterday. It was downtown visitmusiccity.com/Nashville in the once trendy Cummins Station building. I've had a few consulting clients there over the years. The company interviewing me shall remain nameless. Coincidentally, a few hours before the interview I received ... read more
In her provocative new book, The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Law and Life, Stanford law professor Deborah Rhode argues that workers deserve legal protection against appearance-based discrimination unless their looks are directly relevant to their job performance.
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I'm glad you and Cathy are doing well. Our daughter Elizabeth is doing well, too. She spent last night with a cousin north of town so she can attend that little girl's birthday party today. Elizabeth's own birthday party was last month. I'm sort of employed, working for myself doing computer consulting fixing people's co... read more
When faced with too many expenses and not enough income and you have run out of expenses to reduce, rather than firing employees, the fair and socially responsible way to cut costs is NOT to fire employees who had nothing to do with those costs getting too high. The FIRST target of cost-cutting needs to be...
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I got a call today about a job with American Income. They said they found my r'sum' on Careerbuilder. When I get emails like that, I instantly recognize them and mark them as spam and block them from sending any more. But getting a phone call is apparently more effective on me. I agreed to an interview (because she never mentioned a... read more
I went to a pre-employment drug screening this morning. Last week, I had interviewed for an IT instructor position. Had to give a mock class, and everything. I chose the subject of securing your home wireless network . It was fun. Anyway, no, I haven't been hired ... yet. They require this test before even thinking about hiring me.
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First time I've ever seen this. Filling out an online job application, the EEOC stuff at the bottom gave me a choice of: MaleFemaleDecline to AnswerI can understand sexually confused, but gender unknown? Really?... read more
It's been almost five months now since I was laid off. It doesn't seem that long, actually. What've I been doing since then? Collecting unemployment checks and doing freelance consulting, helping people with their computer problems and questions. Check out computersavior.comcomputersavior.com ... read more
It's been almost three weeks now, and I'm finally able to talk/blog about my layoff. After the merger and corporate restructuring at work, it was finally my turn to have my position eliminated. I instinctively felt it coming. In fact, I couldn't sleep the night before, worrying about it. No one had said anything to me, it was just ... read more
The corporation is a true Frankenstein's monster, an artificial person run amok, responsible only to its own soulless self. -- William DuggerFor more, go to dreamslaughter.com/BTB%2001.shtmldreamslaughter: Food For Thought .... read more