Follow Your Bliss — or, the Real Reason Dr. Kutner Killed Himself December 25, 2013 No Comments on Follow Your Bliss — or, the Real Reason Dr. Kutner Killed Himself Post View 1 Someone once asked me a question that really bothered me. Basically, I was asked if whatever I had done that particular day was worth the…
Did You Hear the One About the Dead HR Director? December 25, 2013 No Comments on Did You Hear the One About the Dead HR Director? Post View 1 Today, a joke: One day while walking down the street, a highly successful Human Resources Director was tragically hit by a bus and died. Her…
Have Your People Call My People, and We’ll Do Lunch December 25, 2013 No Comments on Have Your People Call My People, and We’ll Do Lunch Post View 9 Attending a business lunch seems simple enough -- eat, talk, get back to work. That is, until you're written up, fired, or even just embarrassed…
Ten Ways to Ensure You Don’t Get Hired December 25, 2013 No Comments on Ten Ways to Ensure You Don’t Get Hired Post View 14 Want to help out total strangers by letting them have that job for which you applied? Do you enjoy living in your mom's basement eating…
How Not to Get Fired December 25, 2013 No Comments on How Not to Get Fired Post View 1 So you're getting fired or laid off. It happens to everyone at some point. But making the situation worse than it has to be is…
How to Deal With a Bad Boss December 25, 2013 No Comments on How to Deal With a Bad Boss Post View 1 Just about everyone has had to deal with a bad boss -- a supervisor who is mean, incompetent, manipulative, inappropriate, unprofessional, or all of the…
Work from Home, Make Big Buck$ December 25, 2013 No Comments on Work from Home, Make Big Buck$ Post View 3 We've all seen those signs by the freeway offramp, advertising work-at-home jobs for big, big pay. But seriously, do you really want to work for…
Want Some Advice? Learn to Type December 25, 2013 No Comments on Want Some Advice? Learn to Type Post View 110 The one skill you need that will serve you well in almost any job on the planet? Typing. It doesn't matter if you dig holes…
More Advice for the Unemployed December 18, 2013 No Comments on More Advice for the Unemployed Post View 205 Read part one. If you see layoffs coming, negotiate with your company. If things are going badly at your company, you probably think the worst…
Some More Business Jargon December 18, 2013 No Comments on Some More Business Jargon Post View 2 I've written several times now about business jargon, and whether you should use it or not. I've rounded up some new examples, both good and…