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Monthly Archives: October 2009

October 15th, 2009

Find a Job through Social Networking sites

You’re already getting invited to be a friend and to be linked in, why not use the sites to your benefit?
 
Do a people Search
 
If you can identify a company you want to work for, like Apple, go online and search for that company, add phrases like “social media Apple” or “Apple blog” or any variation.  [...]

October 14th, 2009

Dude – are you fat? Be honest, then read below….

The Worried Worker (W2)

It’s hard to talk about being overweight when everyone around you is.  In fact, you may be overweight as well, but as long as you’re not AS overweight as the other guy, you don’t feel as bad.
 
But, this is wrong, isn’t it?  If you’re fat, you’re fat.  If you’re skinny, you’re skinny.  If you meet [...]

October 13th, 2009

Job Opening: Hang Man – few hours, great pay, huge benefits, cool mask

The Worried Worker (W2)

Tehran Plans to Execute 3 Protesters of Election and sentenced to death, three protesters who participated in demonstrations following the nation’s disputed presidential election in June, according to ISNA, Iran’s semiofficial news agency.
 
They posted a job search and posted a job search on the usual sites.  While the work isn’t frequent, it’s pretty impactful when [...]

October 12th, 2009

I’m quitting the Republican Party – really!

The Worried Worker (W2)

President Barack Obama, of the United States, won the Nobel Peace Prize.  That is a fantastic thing for our team! 
 
Why on earth would any American find fault with that?  Whatever your politic, the guy is on America’s side – he makes America look good while not pointedly making Bush look bad.  Of course, we [...]

October 9th, 2009

Nobel Peace Prize


October 8th, 2009

How to combat ‘technostress’ at work

Imin Bizpain

According to researchers, two-thirds of an average organization’s workers are intimidated by computers, the Internet/company intranet, and other tech tools.
 
Dr. Larry Rosen and his wife, Dr. Michelle Weil, warn in their book, TechnoStress: Coping with Technology @Work @Home @Play, that every organization needs to recognize how “technostress” impacts employees as they try to learn [...]

October 7th, 2009

Useless facts that you absolutely have to share with someone

·         10 percent of all human beings ever born are living right now.
·         A single blood cell takes 60 seconds for a complete trip through the human body.
·         The Mariana trench in the Pacific is the deepest point in the Earth’s oceans.
·         Sex burns 360 calories per hour.
·         The average person spends two weeks [...]

October 6th, 2009

How do you spell ‘bad business’?

Pressley Carson

 
Bad spelling makes you look lazy. As one specialist puts it, “It’s true that some geniuses can’t spell. But some geniuses walk around with gravy stains on their shirts. That’s what bad spelling seems like—a big, obvious gravy stain in the middle of your writing. If you wouldn’t wear stained, smelly clothing, you shouldn’t be [...]

October 5th, 2009

Don’t become Obsolete at Work!

Imin Bizpain

If you want to keep from becoming obsolete in your work, you have to keep learning, especially in today’s fast-paced environment. How do you stretch your learning muscle?
 
Here are some suggestions:
 
1. Have a positive attitude. If you don’t have a good attitude about learning, you’ll never get enough energy to get outside of your comfort [...]

October 2nd, 2009

Social Security will dry up before I get to it!

Anita Newjob

I don’t really know much about this but as I tighten up, I spend more time looking at what I’m tightening.
 
I don’t know who this FICA guy is, but he’s getting some of my paycheck and the contributions to the 401(k) are more than the balance in the account.  So, I figure, we might be [...]