Apr 27, 2020 | Musings About Life, The World of Work
Time is a notion that we still don’t quite understand. We can measure it, we can think about it, we can draw conclusions from our past and make predictions about the future. We can easily tell others how to best use their time; many make a living by doing this. We...
Mar 17, 2020 | Musings About Life, The World of Work
I have been mulling over what to write these past few days. I’ve been watching (and preparing for) the pandemic spread since I first learned about it in December. It’s been hard. Let me clarify, it’s not been hard living in isolation. It’s been hard watching people...
Jan 29, 2020 | The World of Work
Here’s a little primer on how to deal with salaries for professional jobs. I’ve written this with academics and private industry professionals in mind, but it can apply to almost everyone who is applying to jobs where the salary scales aren’t...
Jan 21, 2020 | Musings About Life, The World of Work
The world isn’t like it used to be. The prescribed ‘get a job, get married, get a house, have kids, retire with a full pension’ life that our parents had doesn’t really exist anymore. Things have changed. I grew up with the mindset that if you...
Nov 5, 2019 | Musings About Life, The World of Work
I listen to a lot of comedy podcasts. More specifically, podcasts hosted by comedians. I don’t watch a lot of stand-up, and in a lot of cases, I’ve never watched their specials. But, I absolutely love their podcasts. Why? Because when comedians get...
Sep 26, 2019 | The World of Work
The reality of the working world is that no one wants to talk about the reality of the working world. This is my conclusion after twenty or so years in the white collar (and sometimes tshirt and ripped jeans) world of IT work. It doesn’t matter how hip...
