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Monthly Archives: March 2009

March 19th, 2009

Happy Birthday to my Wife!

The Worried Worker (W2)

Without her, my Bizpain would kill me.
I’m stressed – she’s always there; I look at her face, her profile, her smile, hear her laugh.
I’m sick to my stomach – I can hug her and feel safe.
I screw up really bad – and her lips pierce a bit when she gives me the stink-eye, but she deals with [...]

March 18th, 2009

Bernie, you’re a Fucker!

The Worried Worker (W2)

You say didn’t steal and didn’t protect anyone.  Uh, huh.  You fucked people.
 
And there is no way you did this alone – how silly; posturing.  A posturing fucker; how original.
 
And, your family?  Even if they truly had no involvement, especially the compliance officer, you just fucked them too.  Bernie, you fucked your own family. 
 
In fact, [...]

March 17th, 2009

The Next Stimulus Package?

The Worried Worker (W2)

It’s hard to imagine that we’ll need any more stimulus packages, isn’t it?  A lot of people have thought that over the decades.  We keep reading these terrible stories about rip-offs, people losing their savings – losing everything.
 
Then, we hear that AIG is “legally bound” to pay millions in bonuses to the jerks that almost [...]

March 16th, 2009

Send whiners to the cellar

The Worried Worker (W2)

You can’t have soggy diapers and do a good job.  But, the whining makes everyone know you’re a tinkler.
 
Just about everyone participates in workplace whining at one time or another, managers included.  Having to listen to whiners drains your energy and depletes company morale. It’s distracting, the facial expressions, the doom.
 
Employee motivation expert Barbara Glanz [...]

March 13th, 2009

Correc your Typos or they’ll hurt you

Proofreading is crucial in the employment world.  Don’t treat accuracy or clarity casually. Save that for your MySpace site, Christmas cards and grocery lists.
An Iowa college recently published an unfortunate and offensive typo.  Linch was printed instead lunch in a black history item. The entry was supposed to read “Black History Lunch and Learn,” but [...]

March 12th, 2009

Stressed out? Take these steps.

The Worried Worker (W2)

Our work lives are often filled with what can seem like unbearable amounts of stress. And while some of those stresses are unavoidable, there’s a lot you can do to start to whittle those high levels of stress down to something that feels at least manageable. Here are a few suggestions:
 
• Know when to say [...]

March 11th, 2009

Should I Become a Temp?

Letter To W2

I read that more than a third of American workers are temps, part timers, consultants, free lancers and self employed.  If this is the way things are going, is there a resource out there to help me figure out what I should be doing?
 
Yes, there are some excellent books out there that can help you [...]

March 11th, 2009

Mind your Manners when looking for a Job

The Worried Worker (W2)

Looking for a job has always required impeccable behavior on the part of the job-seeker. But according to etiquette consultant Jodi R. R. Smith (www.mannersmith.com), the current rocky economic times make it all the more important that job-seekers not overlook propriety in their search. Here are a few tips:
 
• Be professional—especially when communicating electronically. There [...]

March 10th, 2009

Financial Rescue Ripoffs to Avoid! FORECLOSURE

The Worried Worker (W2)

We hope it isn’t the case, but if you’re in the middle of foreclosure troubles, very kindly people might appear - at your doorstep, church or tennis club - with a plan to make your troubles disappear. It could be legit, but we’ll leave up to the logic that comes with any drinking binge to [...]

March 9th, 2009

Email Scam - Even Criminals are Short on Revenues

The Worried Worker (W2)

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Ref No.512/333/765
Ticket/Series No.SPL77734
Amount Won: $2,500,000.00 USD
 
Attn: EMAIL BEARER,
 
Upon the conclusion of our recent e-lottery draws, your email address was selected from an exclusive list of 150,000 email addresses generated from an internet resource database.
 
You are therefore to receive a cash prize of $2,500,000.00. (Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).
 
To file for the [...]