Tag: Work
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Employment Scams
So you’re trying to find work, and you’re applying to job after job, and after months of nothing, you finally get a response! You’re excited that maybe finally this long bout of unemployment might finally be over, so you’re not really paying attention and your radar doesn’t go off when they conduct a completely text…
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Lost in the Sauce
Those of you with a military background are familiar with the meaning of the title of this article: a definite lack of situational awareness caused by ignorance or incompetence. It’s used to describe a service member who simply doesn’t seem to grasp even the most basic concepts behind whatever it is the unit is supposed…
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Living Life Without a Plan
One of the big things about my life really bothers me is that I’m about to turn forty and I still have absolutely no idea what the hell I’m going to do with my life. I did the military thing for a bit more than a decade, but ultimately the culture and constant demands wore…
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The Hourly Wage Needs to End (Well, Sort of…)
During this extended period of enforced inactivity, I’ve had a considerable amount of time to think about various topics in a way that I hadn’t really approached in the same way I did back when I had specific things to worry about every day. When you don’t have a rigid schedule forcing your mind into…
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War of the Works: Remote vs. Office
We’ve been hearing recently about the end of COVID-19 restrictions and the desire of many companies to have their employees return to the office after more than two years of remote work. From a traditional operations standpoint, perhaps this makes sense, but if you’re an employee who’s been enjoying the many benefits of being able…
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A Wasteful Recruiting Process
As someone who has generally struggled in the job search arena, it never ceases to amaze me how inane the process of looking for a new position truly is. My personal philosophy has always been that I hate looking for work because it generally involved a lot of work that I’m not getting paid to…
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Remembering How Good You Had It
I think most of us tend to have a relatively negative view of our work life. It’s easy to get involved in your daily routine and become lost in the mundane banality of the mindless work that is likely a part of whatever it is that you do. If you work in an office all…
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Government Kills Entrepreneurship
I hate to come back so soon with yet another post complaining about the inequities of life, but I’m at a place right now where I’m incredibly frustrated due to the way the world works. It seems like at every turn there is just something in the way of allowing a person to take a…