 Below is everything (newest at top) with "culture OR quotes OR employment" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click here5000 YEARS OF WAGES IN ONE GIANT TIMELINEfrom 2026 in ( life / money / employment )
Interesting. Key Takeaways: In ancient times, wages were paid daily. Over time, payday shifted with technology, laws, and scale. Biweekly pay dominates today, yet timing gaps still create pressure. Earned Wage Access gives employees flexibility by unlocking already-earned wages alongside payroll. : 5000 years of wages in one giant... read more INTERESTING TOOLS AND TIPS FOR ENTREPRENEURSfrom 2026 in ( life / employment / entrepreneurship )
Interesting tools and tips for entrepreneurs. This might inspire someone: Reinvent Yourself to PROSPER in 2026 and Beyond... read more POWER MOVES: A BUSINESS CAREER GUIDE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIESfrom 2025 in ( life / money / employment / advice )
Photo by Freepik The business world isn't reserved for a particular mold of person. It rewards thinkers, planners, connectors, and bold decision-makers--qualities that don't rely on physical norms or conventional pathways. As a young adult with a disability, you're not entering the workforce behind or beneath anyone. You're entering... read more YOUR COMMUNITY BUSINESS BLUEPRINT: KEY STEPS TO LAUNCH AND THRIVEfrom 2024 in ( life / employment / entrepreneurship / advice )
Starting a business in your community can be an exciting and rewarding venture. Whether you're driven by a passion for a particular product or service, or you're eager to fill a gap in the local market, taking the right steps can set you on the path to success. Here's how you can effectively launch and grow your business. Crafting a Fi... read more KEY STEPS TO LAUNCHING A SUCCESSFUL E-COMMERCE VENTURE FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSfrom 2024 in ( life / employment / entrepreneurship / advice )
Image: Freepik In an era dominated by digital innovation, launching an e-commerce business can be a thrilling adventure for aspiring entrepreneurs in their 20s or 30s. It's a realm brimming with endless possibilities, where creativity meets commerce, and every decision can be a stepping stone to success. Let's explore the essential strate... read more MASS LAYOFFS BEGIN AT CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD CHAINS AS $20 MINIMUM WAGE LAW TAKES EFFECTfrom 2024 in ( life / money / employment / politics )
'This result shouldn't surprise anyone. Inflation has driven up operational costs for businesses across the US and shrunk profit margins for major...' ... read more BECOMING A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: TIPS FOR TEENAGE GIRLSfrom 2023 in ( life / employment / entrepreneurship / advice )
Entrepreneurship can be an incredibly empowering path for teenage girls. By carving out your own space in the business world and facing the obstacles involved in becoming an entrepreneur, you can overcome stereotypes, explore new avenues of self-expression, and achieve financial independence. Plus, you'll learn all kinds of valuable life skills, in... read more CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESfrom 2023 in ( life / money / employment / advice )
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 mo... read more FIRED HEALTHCARE WORKERS WIN BIGfrom 2022 in ( life / money / employment / workers )
Health care workers who were fired for not getting a covid shot have won a major victory. The Liberty Counsel has announced a historic $10.3 million settlement in the nation's first-of-its-kind classwide lawsuit. The class action settlement against NorthShore University HealthSystem is on behalf of more than 500 current and former health car... read more OSHA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSfrom 2021 in ( life / money / employment / covid )
osha.gov/coronavirus/faqs You can clearly sue your employer if they require this vaccine and you have an adverse reaction. If I require my employees to take the covid-19 vaccine as a condition of their employment, are adverse reactions to the vaccine recordable? If you require your employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment (i.e., ... read more PROFESSOR BRANDON GARRETT ON CORPORATE CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION PROSECUTIONSfrom 2020 in ( life / money / employment )
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...: corporatecrimereporter.com... read more EMPLOYEES SURPRISE HARDWORKING 13-YEAR-OLD WITH NEW LAWNMOWERfrom 2020 in ( life / money / employment )
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... read more ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, DAY 2751from 2019 in ( life / money / employment )
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. Okay, idiot/savant might be more accurate. He is wicked smart when it comes to computer programming, but I'm c... read more RESTROOM DIFFICULTYfrom 2019 in ( culture / humor / employment )
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, because you hav... read more JOB LISTINGfrom 2018 in ( life / money / employment )
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, ev... read more ET TU, CORPORATE AMERICA?from 2018 in ( life / money / employment )
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 left, they... read more ON THE PHONE WITH NASAfrom 2017 in ( life / money / employment / humor )
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 STRANGE BADGE SWIPE POLICYfrom 2017 in ( life / money / employment )
There's a strange badge swipe policy at work: required first thing in the AM, after that ANYONE can just walk right in. #monitoring-v-security... read more BAIN CAPITAL HELPS KILL ANOTHER ICONIC AMERICAN COMPANYfrom 2017 in ( life / money / employment )
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.: how-private-equity-killed-toys-r-us... read more SUIT FOR HOMELESS MAN NEW JOBfrom 2017 in ( life / money / employment )
Great story! 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. : Man who was homeless off and on lands job after donated su... read more ANOTHER HEADHUNTER EMAILfrom 2016 in ( life / money / employment )
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: I had emailed you in the past about Medical Collector opportunities ava... read more JOB OFFERfrom 2015 in ( life / money / employment )
Got the below email today. Probably because they saw that I have several books on Amazon (here, here and here), they read them, thought they sucked, and decided it would be best if I took a warehouse job. I must say, though, I've never seen a sweat-shop (a.k.a. warehouse) job look so goodDear Bill, I found your resume online and believe you co... read more EMPLOYEE'S SARCASTIC RESIGNATION NOTEfrom 2015 in ( life / money / employment )
Good one!This employee had simply had enough so they decided to tell their boss how it really is before they walked out the door. : Employee's Sarcastic Resignation Note Tells It Like It Is... read more ONE FIFTH OF U.S. WORKERS WERE LAID OFF IN PAST FIVE YEARSfrom 2014 in ( life / money / employment )
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.: latimes.com/business/la-fi-layoffs-unemployment-jobs-economy-20140924-story.html... read more WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSEfrom 2014 in ( life / money / employment )
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 furth... read more STAYING HEALTHY ON THE JOBfrom 2014 in ( life / health / employment )
Good article on staying healthy on the job, plus just plain staying at that job. Your employer is putting you in harm's way. In fact, 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... read more SUBSIDIZING THE CORPORATE ONE PERCENTfrom 2014 in ( life / money / employment )
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 largest corporations. This report summarizes ... read more SWITZERLAND SHOWS HOW TO HANDLE CORPORATE EXECUTIVESfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
Here in the United States, had the minimum wage kept pace with productivity since the 1960s it would now be $21.72 an hour, or $3,722 a month. The Congressional proposal of $10.10 an hour, which President Obama now says he supports, equals $1,751 a month for a fulltime job. The actual U.S. minimum wage of $7.25, which does not apply to all workers,... read more HOW AMAZON WORKS STAFF TO THE BONEfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
Walk 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' pressure of working for the retailer. Amazon staff have previously claimed they are tracked around huge warehouses via GPS -- but the firm denies this. Previous workers have told how even t... read more AMERICA'S RE-SHORING OF JOBS IS ACCELERATINGfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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.: America's Re-shoring of Jobs Is Accelerating... read more FREE LUNCH, OR IS IT?from 2013 in ( life / money / employment / lunch )
I've been chosen (with 5-6 others) to 'Have Lunch With VP!' (one of the execs 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 VP! an... read more MINIMUM WAGE ADJUSTED FOR INFLATIONfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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.pdf.A 1963 dime (90% silver) is now worth $1.9019 x 1.25 $23.75That's what the minimum... read more THE 1% AND WHAT DO THEY DO FOR A LIVINGfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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.: Who are the 1%, and what do they... read more THE JOBS NUMBER IS B.S. SAYS FORMER HEAD OF BLSfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment / politics )
The Jobs Number Is BS Says Former Head Of BLSAfter 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 adjusted to normalize for the Second Great Depression. In the most recent such endeavor we found the Real Unemployment Rate to be... read more FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I MEAN, WORKfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
Feels like the first day back at school after summer vacation, except it's not even summer yet and I'll be starting a new job. 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 that ladder company job in Smyrna where I... read more A WEEK OF TESTINGfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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 being a... read more IN HONOR OF LABOR DAYfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment / holidays )
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 communication; A atmospher... read more ECONOMIC INEQUALITY IS NOT SUSTAINABLEfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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. : Economic Inequality Is Not Sustainable... read more IMMELT MOVING JOBS AND ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO CHINAfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment / politics )
The hypocrisy would be laughable if not such a serious problem.: GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, The Head Of Obama's Jobs Council, Is Moving Jobs And Economic Infrastructure To China At A Blistering Pace.... read more THESE TWO PHRASES ON YOUR RESUME ARE WHY IT JUST HIT THE TRASH CANfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
They might be right about 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 interviews while you're struggling to get one call-back) don't include phrases like... read more VERIZON TO LAY OFF 1,700 WORKERS AFTER PAYING CEO $22 MILLION LAST YEARfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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 plans to cut 1,700 jobs by offerin... read more WHY FAKING ENTHUSIASM IS THE LATEST JOB REQUIREMENTfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
I hate when companies do this. Create a better environment for your employees, don't require them to be a pack of phonies!: Why Faking Enthusiasm Is The Latest Job Requirement...seeming to love the job becomes part of the job... read more EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, WHY IT'S IMPORTANTfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )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 ...: Employee Engagement: Why Its Important Inc.com.... read more JOB HUNTINGfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )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 UNAFFILIATEDfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
Freelancers union, a federation of the unaffiliated. Looks like a good idea. We're working to secure a better future for independent workers. Join us--membership is free!Freelancers Union... read more NOTE TO RECRUITERSfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment / interviews )
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: With application support types of jobs being offered, ev... read more FOR ALL BOSSES WHO DISLIKE DIRECTNESSfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
...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.': positive leaders love productivity... read more THE MINIMUM WAGE POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC BUT NOT THE DONOR CLASSfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
The minimum wage, popular with the public, but not the donor classfrom 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 minimum wage to $9 an hour, phased in over three years, and tie it to the cost of living so it aut... read more ROMNEY'S BAIN CAPITAL SENDING MANY JOBS TO CHINAfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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.: Romney's Bain Capital Is Sending Many Jobs to China the Day Before the Election.... read more WISCONSIN JUDGE REINSTATES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR STATE EMPLOYEESfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment / legal )
Wisconsin judge reinstates collective bargaining for state employeesThe 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 step closer to a Supreme Court climax.... read more GOOD NEWS FOR BAD REFERENCESfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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 ominous, you may h... read more 5 WAYS YOUR BOSS IS KILLING YOUR COMPANY CULTUREfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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 enthusiastic and ... read more LAYOFFS ARE FOR LAZY CORPORATE OVERSEERSfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
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 big executive bonuses and the rise of global competition. Consulting firms seized the moment and devised ... read more THE CASE FOR A 25 HOUR WORK WEEKfrom 2013 in ( life / money / employment )
Whatever you may think of this theory, there are certainly many who think (including Sheryl Sandberg) the status quo 40/50...: The Case for a 25-Hour Work Week This Is Not a Joke Inc.com.... read more EMPLOYMENT PAGEfrom 2012 in ( life / money / employment )
Non-profit job listingsTap RootCatch AfireIdealistBridge SpanPhilanthropy News Digestchronicle.com... read more THE 10 MOST HATED COMPANIES IN AMERICAfrom 2012 in ( life / money / employment )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. : The 10 Most Ha... read more BAUM LAW FIRM TO CLOSEfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment / legal )
Baum law firm to close -- Business First. This is one company that got what it deserved after mocking homeless/foreclosed families.... read more USURPATION AND THE CORPORATION AS CRIMEfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment / crime )
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 sovereignty. Gross... read more SAVING THE RICH, LOSING THE ECONOMYfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )
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. Republican economist... read more BATTLING THE CORPORATE ELITEfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )
... 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): Get Up, Stand Up: Uniting Populists, Energizing the Defeated, and Battling the Corporate Elite Books AlterNet. Great article (actually an exce... read more FLORIDA CUTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO PAY FOR CORPORATE TAX CUTfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )
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 percent and more than 40 perce... read more JOB STARTS TODAYfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )
I hope I like it. UPDATE (2 years later):I didn't. First day of school I mean work... read more JOB STARTING NEXT WEEKfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )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 pare... read more CHECK OUT A COMPANY BEFORE APPLYING THEREfrom 2011 in ( life / money / employment )
GlassDoor: 'Search company reviews and ratings' We're serving up trusted insights and anonymous conversation, so you'll have the goods you need to succeed.... read more CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYSfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
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 someone f... read more WE ARE RULED BY HUGE CORPORATE MONOPOLIESfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )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 is composed of ... read more BUY AMERICANfrom 2010 in ( home / money / employment )
Buy American Buy American by bill - 2010-07-22 04:07:15 ( in life, money, employment) php version rebuild The link below no longer points to where it used to. Someone in Holland has purchased that domain name. I would have removed this post, but the irony made it worth keeping it here. ... read more LIKE A CANCERfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
A business plan requiring constant expansion is, almost by definition, a cancer, and equally unhealthy.... read more THE JOB MARKETfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
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 guessing t... read more ANOTHER INTERVIEWfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
I went to another job interview yesterday. It was downtown 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 a checking in sort of call from a job recruiter who shall also ... read more LETTER TO A FORMER CO-WORKERfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )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 computer... read more HOW COMPANIES SHOULD CUT BACKfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
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... I think I originally suggested trimm... read more SELLING INSURANCEfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment / insurance )
I got a call today about a job with American Income. They said they found my résumé 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 anythin... read more IN THE WAITING ROOMfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment )
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. I walked in... read more GENDER UNKNOWNfrom 2010 in ( life / money / employment / people )
First time I've ever seen this. Filling out an online job application, the EEOC stuff at the bottom gave me a choice of: MaleFemaleGender UnknownDecline to AnswerI can understand sexually confused, but gender unknown? Really?... read more HAPPY GROUNDHOG'S DAYfrom 2010 in ( culture / holidays / employment )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.com for info on the latter. I'm also trying to make money thro... read more LAID OFFfrom 2009 in ( life / money / employment )
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 a f... read more FOOD FOR THOUGHTfrom 2008 in ( culture / quotes / employment )
The corporation is a true Frankenstein's monster, an artificial person run amok, responsible only to its own soulless self. -- William Dugger For more, go to dreamslaughter: Food For Thought.... read more |
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