Sometimes life just squeezes you from all sides. On the one there’s the impending birth of my second child, bearing down on me (no pun) (okay, pun) from a rapidly decreasing number of weeks away. On the other there are my parents, one extremely sick, one just old, and both 8,000 miles away. Somewhere in [...]
And what I mean by this is: Don’t look at him, don’t talk to him, and for the love of Pete cut out the smiling. This from LiveScience, via my (male) friend Gerry: “Clueless Guys Can’t Read Women.” More often than not, guys interpret even friendly cues, such as a subtle smile from a gal, [...]
Love to hear what you HR pros and workplace attorneys have to say about this kooky product. The Hula Chair is one thing; it’s silly and totally impractical. But Carpet Skates from Funslides could break your behind. Not that I wouldn’t mind seeing one of these goons laid up for a while. (Would you believe [...]
Early in my career, I was a habitual job hopper. I held my first four jobs in five years. The restlessness wasn’t without source; I was in the midst of a search for a vocation that would define me, if I want to be all existential about it. The good news is I found it. [...]
She gets the best man—and the best jobs. / SAG When it comes to getting what we want—or wanting what we get—women, it turns out, are realistic. A study published in this month’s Evolutionary Psychology says that we women calibrate what we desire in a mate according to our own perceived degree of attractiveness. According [...]
The news cycle has shifted its focus to the 4,000th American soldier killed in Iraq, to James Carville turning all apostolic on Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton’s slightly revised version of a trip to Bosnia. Yet I’m sitting here at work, hours past deadline, still thinking about Barack Obama’s speech on race. You of course [...]
Take this guy’s e-mail advice. / GuyKawasaki.com Guy Kawasaki needs no introduction. What tech-world superstar does? I bring him up because I’ve been scanning through one of the top entrepreneur’s newer projects, a blog aggregate that’s really useful and easy to use (check out the Career aggregate here, called Career Alltop; notice WiP way, way [...]
I talk to myself. Like just now, when I opened an e-mail with the intriguing subject line: “Recruitment?” Here I am thinking, Finally! Someone in the outside world has noticed my untapped talent and seeks my services for a disgusting amount of money! But when I open it, I realize the author is offering me [...]
MonsterTRAK, the student division of job board Monster Worldwide, released its 2008 Entry Level Job Outlook today with some sobering news for ’08 grads. Among 1,117 employers surveyed, 59 percent of employers plan to hire 2008 graduates in the spring or summer, a decrease of 17 percent year-over-year, while 29 percent are still unsure. But [...]
I learn some really useful things from Real Simple magazine. That’s the publication that was at first derided as Martha Stewart Living for lazy people—until it surpassed MSL in ad pages and started racking up awards. It’s one of our sister mags, so I get to peruse it for free. And while it’s usually a [...]
