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...
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...
Oct 8, 2019 | Musings About Life
Why do they always sit at the kitchen table when they have friends over for coffee?Why do they feel like wearing a suit and tie makes them more smart?Why do they think using big words makes them sound smarter?  Why do they care so much if someone leaves work early...
Sep 30, 2019 | Musings About Life
If you do not set your own priorities in life, other people will set them for you. That’s probably the biggest life lesson I’ve learned in the past year. Whether those priorities are determined by work, by family, by friends or by social pressure to conform to...
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...
