As you may recall, I have been having some issues with my boss. We were clearly different personality types. So, it should come as no surprise then that I have been let go. What will come as a surprise though is the reasoning.
Last week my grandfather died. The funeral was in another state. I told […]
Don’t like your job? Looking for ways to do absolutely nothing at work and not get caught?
It sounds like the good life doesn’t it?
Well, here is a funny list of the top 5 ways to get away with not doing anything at work courtesy of Complete Slacker.
To summarize, here are your ways:
Have USB flash drive […]
Not too long ago I discovered that my job was listed in the Sunday paper ‘jobs’ section. So, I suspected that my days were numbered. However, I am still employed. For how long though, I do not know.
At first, I was a bit mad about it all. I came into the position as a temp […]
You hear a lot about job security. It seems like everyone is looking for it but hardly anyone has it. So, is job security a myth?
In this day and age I tend to think so. I am only 29 years old but have had more jobs in my lifetime than I can even remember. A […]
I have a few other sites that I run and upon looking at the reports I saw that someone had gotten to one of my sites using the search phrase “how to get employer to let me resign instead of firing me.” This whole concept of wanting to be able to resign instead of getting […]
I have been at my current job almost three months. I am on the job through a temporary staffing agency but was told that the position would go permanent at some point. Seeing as how I was unemployed at the time and that this job was a salary increase - I took the position. Typically […]
Being able to do something that you love for a living is hard work. And sadly for some people it never happens. Or when it does it is not what was expected. For instance my 55-year-old mother had always dreamed of being a flight attendant. While working at a job she hated as a bank […]
I am 29 years old and still trying to find out what I want to be when I grow up. And I know that I am not the only “adult’ that feels this way. Finding out what makes you happy is not an easy task, especially as far as a career is concerned.
Sometimes it seems […]
As I gear up to watch the Iowa caucuses on CNN tonight starting at 9pm, it got me to thinking. I sure am glad that I don’t have to campaign for my job. I read an article on CNN.com that noted how candidate John Edwards had went on a 36-hour last minute round-the-clock campaign for […]
I have had a lot of jobs in my lifetime that I have absolutely hated. And I think that is a bad thing as we end up spending more time at work each day than we do with people that we love or that doing things that we actually enjoy.
So, the question is, what do […]
