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Ever hear the saying ‘There is plenty of room at the top’? Well that statement holds true when searching for jobs. You know those low level jobs you’ve been applying for just to get by until you find something else? Well, there are tons of other people applying for them as well. Companies can find [...]

I usually have trouble explaining my technical expertise during job interviews. It’s not that I don’t have the experience. It’s that I am usually too general. When asked what I do, I would answer with a “I installed and configured x” and leave it at that. After getting rejected many times, I started to learn [...]

Have you ever looked around the IT department at your work? It’s filled with some personalities isn’t it? There are always a few that you are scared to talk to. You may be afraid they will bite your pinky off if you ask the wrong thing. I can say the same thing about myself. I [...]

I was recently contacted by a consulting firm. I was then given a quick interview and asked for my social security number when I was offered the job. Reluctantly I gave it. Afterwards I wondered ‘Was this an online scam’. After a minor panic attack, I spent the weekend researching the person that had been calling [...]

I’ve had many stupid bosses. I guess the key to becoming a boss is to master the language of BS and making yourself sound very important. Another key is to get the average employee to sit down and shut up. Here are some of the common phrases idiot bosses use.
1. At the end of the [...]

There is a big story in Chicago this week about the city’s garbage workers that were caught loafing around on the job. An investigation found that the average garbage worker wastes about 2 hours per day amounting to about a $14 million loss for the city. This story has sparked debate about whether or not [...]

One of my co-workers gets to leave early every day because their kid gets out of school around 3pm. This worker doesn’t have to make up the hours he misses. He works a 6 hour work day while the rest of us work 8. This seems to be common everywhere. I have worked in several [...]

I have worked for 8 companies in my life. I think out of the 100’s of managers I’ve met, there are only about 1% that are actually smart enough to perform their job. I define a manager as being stupid if he or she does stupid things. One previous manager of mine would watch porn [...]

Have you ever had a job interview that wasted your time? You know those interviews where the phone screening didn’t quite go so well, but they bring you in anyway? I just had one, and I am super annoyed by it.
I am currently living in South Dakota. I have been looking to make it back [...]