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Monthly Archives: July 2010

July 30th, 2010

Bad Hire #20


July 29th, 2010

Great Offer For College Degree - are you kidding me?

Mad James

(this is a real email received last week – we’ll keep sharing these stupid things for a laugh – we hope no-one falls for this stuff)

 
Subject Line:
 
Obtain a University Degree based on your professional experience for a extraordinary life. aegirine adipomatous advisorily
 
 
 
Message:
 
Halo!!
 
Do you want a good future, step up in earning power, and the admiration [...]

July 28th, 2010

Bad Hire #19


July 28th, 2010

VENT

Letter To W2

(click on the VENT button below right, or email your question, issue, etc., to vent@bizpain.com – we’ll do our best to get it out there every week)
 
 
Name: marco
 
Question: why is Lindsey Lohan in jail for drinking and using drugs when the fat guy in Bell, California can make almost a million bucks for being a [...]

July 27th, 2010

This guy’s knots.

For nearly 60 years, George Hart has been tying knots.
 
“I mainly do it to meet interesting people, like in a bar in London,” Hart said. “I just send them around the country for gifts and maybe I’ll show up one day and get a little special treatment.”
 
“I’m a retired boat captain,” he said. “I’ve [...]

July 26th, 2010

Ten Tips for Success as a Virtual Worker

Imin Bizpain

First, make sure you can handle being without normal social interactions and people-noise.  If you can get through a day without the need for distractions, you will be successful and actually complete more every day than you could “at work.”
 
Establish a Routine
It’s crucial that you have a routine to replace the commute, the coffee chop, [...]

July 23rd, 2010

I’m really pissed off right now!

Mad James

And I don’t really know why.

I have a job and a boss who is great – tries the best he can to protect me from the nuts above, but works with me to make me better – he does not make it easy – he works it. I love this guy.

I have a [...]

July 22nd, 2010

Don’t Lose Hope – Sometimes It’s All You’ve Got!

Imin Bizpain

The news is constantly on the downside and it’s getting harder and harder for people to feel optimistic, but we have to or what else is there? Despair doesn’t pay either and one thing is certain – we will all get through this economy and will move into a positive cycle again.

But, what do [...]

July 21st, 2010

Do Playboy Bunnies get unemployment benefits?

The Worried Worker (W2)

In a recent New York Times magazine, Hugh Hefner offered details about his sex life that made most men nod approvingly and say to themselves, under their breath, “that’s awesome!”
 
When asked is he takes “a lot” of Viagra, he said, “I don’t take a lot, but I take it when it’s called for.  I make [...]

July 20th, 2010

The Oil Leak is Capped and the Clean Up Continues

The Worried Worker (W2)

While there is great optimism that the cap on the leak may actually contain the oil from vomiting into the Gulf long enough for the relief wells to take hold in August, there is still great concern over the jobs lost in the region.
 
The region’s citizens are in pretty bad shape and recovery isn’t happening [...]