As much as I love the convenience of online shopping, information and service, there are certain services that must be provided by humans, whether in-person or remotely. And my question is: are the hours that these services are provided a matter of provider convenience, or intended to be convenient ...

Laurie refers readers of Punk Rock HR to Jobinions. Here’s what the creators (Bad Consultant) say: Because we don’t believe that working life has to be the masochism that we’ve been led to believe. It is possible to enjoy your work. To enjoy your job. To enjoy your colleagues. And more tha...

Barry Moltz comments on Acco Brands, which cut its staff’s pay by 47% to shore up its corporate results: Cutting employees pay is never a good business strategy. If your company needs to cut employee expenses, you need to cut people not payroll. In my businesses, I have done it both ways. I ha...

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Nice timely post by Christopher S. Penn on Chris Brogan’s blog today on succeeding in a recession by changing your perspective recalls Einstein’s quotation above. Executing your current strategy "bet...

I travel on business a fair bit, although I’m by no means a road warrior. There are things you learn, some from other folks and online sources, and others from trial and error: Never take the last flight to your destination. The weather gods see this, calculate how much it would screw up your ...

One of the great things about blogging is that, for the most part, there is little lead time. You write something and then you publish it. If you’re lucky, you get feedback and if it is particularly good you get repeat visitors. You might write ahead, gathering several days or even weeks worth...

I wrote about something slimy last time – or should I say someone?  At any rate, I thought I would blog about something more uplifting this time.  It’s Sunday, so I was catching up on my reading.  This is from last Sunday’s New York Times:  It may be a good job, but is ...

Starbucks Corporation is to close 600 company-operated US stores in the next year, a considerable hike from its previous plan for 100 closures. It’s a potent indicator of just how screwed the US economy is, but we can only wonder how long it will be before the company starts shutting up shop a...

How instead of this, we agree to this: This spot only gets better as it ages. (via swissmiss)...

so, at work i had applied for another internal role.  it's kind of a high profile, rotational gig, and i really wanted it.  he told me it was down to me and this other girl, and that is was a really hard decision for him, but that he chose the other person.  i didn't get it.  i t...