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The Joys Of Rush Hour

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April 24th, 2013

For the last six months I have been commuting two hours a day. It had been twelve years since I’d had a daily commute to an office, as I mostly [...]

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Get A Job!

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April 1st, 2013

When I completed grad school last fall, I was proud, happy, and content. The thing I’d been working diligently toward for three years was over — woo hoo! Also, big [...]

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Work From Home Can Work

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March 4th, 2013

CEO Marissa Mayer is a hot topic again due to her announcement to ban Yahoo’s work from home policy. Due to current difficulties, Yahoo! might need to take this approach [...]

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Women (Not Men) In Technology

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February 26th, 2013

I work for a gaming company with a female Founder & CEO. The other night, I attended her talk at a gathering for women in the tech industry called “Women [...]

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Jobs Of The Future

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February 22nd, 2013

Sometimes I feel like Andie MacDowell in that trash scene from Sex, Lies and Videotape. I have existential anxiety over forces that I can’t control, like the fate of species [...]

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The Dick Off Academy

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February 4th, 2013

My son and I recently created a new school of relaxation that we like to call the Dick Off Academy. I’m sure you’re familiar with that occasional day when you [...]

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Yelp Your Small Business To Success

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January 8th, 2013

The good and the bad about review sites like Yelp! is that the Average Joe has a very visible forum to voice his or her opinion and become a potential [...]

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The Insanely Ridiculous Job Posting

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January 2nd, 2013

Is it just me, or are job descriptions becoming absolutely ridiculous?