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A co-worker of mine recently experienced the worst part of pet ownership. She awoke on a Sunday morning to find her dog had passed away. She took him to the vet and took care of everything that needed to be taken care of. When she returned home, she found herself alone and without a pal [...]

I’m currently working as an Information Security Engineer for a large banking company. I have to say that the bathrooms are an employees dream. Sure they have the usual expected stuff. Disposable seat covers, automatic flushers and soap dispensers, and a cleaning crew that cleans it several times a day. But they take it one [...]

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’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 [...]

You know how much you love a job at first, but then a year goes by and you can’t stand it? It’s kind of like a relationship you get into. You’re all lovey dovey at first, then a year goes by and you can’t stand the person. The same thing happens with your job.
There are [...]

I was recently written up at my job. I was told that I use too much bathroom time. I believe in this day and age a grown man should be able to go to the bathroom whenever he likes, but obviously my employer doesn’t feel that way. A peice of paper was written up and [...]

I am watching a CNBC show right now called “Where the Jobs Are”. They are discussing a gentleman that used to make $70,000 a year that lost his job and had to settle for being a janitor. They say you have to set your ego aside for the time-being so that you can simply make [...]

When you lose your job, you at least feel that you have a little control over your situation. You control the jobs you apply for and your interviews. When a loved one loses their job though, watching them suffer through the ordeal can be a painful thing. Today my sister lost her job as a [...]