Should I take the job? 5 reasons to let an offer pass you by.

There’s no doubt about it – it’s hard out there for a job seeker. Companies aren’t hiring as much as they used to and some aren’t hiring at all, which all boils down to fewer opportunities for the unemployed masses. But that doesn’t mean that you should take the first job offered to you out [...]

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It’s all in the attitude

We returned from our brief vacation on Saturday, but when I requested time off from work, I also requested today off because, well, I don’t like working on my birthday! Shaun took the day off too, and we went to a matinee. We go to a movie every year on my birthday, though by the [...]

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Dismal Nitch

What do you think of when you think of summer? The promise of hot days and warm nights, freedom from responsibilities and breezy adventures.

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A Suite Story

A while back I promised a series of three updates, because there were three things I wanted to mention here, but I became highly distracted when talking about my spring quarter UW class. I was also having trouble deciding exactly what I wanted to say about the other two things, but with over a month’s [...]

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Gender Bender

People also pick on my car (you know, the world’s best car) which is fine because I choose to drive that car and I like it, but two other people there – men – drive Corollas and no one ever makes fun of them. I’m just saying.

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Freedom!

I finally got up the nerve last Tuesday to quit my part-time, early morning job that I hated so dearly. I had enough work coming in that I didn’t need it any more, and I could tell I was done with it as my bedtime had returned to its normal late-night hour. I never got [...]

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Don’t call us…

I had a job interview earlier in the week for a copy editor-ish position at a local newspaper publishing company. I’m not sure I have ever seen anyone look so bored with what I had to say, especially not at an interview where most people at least pretend to pay attention. This interviewer kept leaning [...]

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Dumbfounded

I heard the news yesterday that my work has decided not to hire another copywriter after all. And since the person they told me was going to be fired is still kicking around, I have a feeling his job was spared as well. I guess maybe they finally decided that bringing in new people would [...]

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Pure Honesty

 Some pictures from this evening’s big season 3 premier of Three Sheets on the MOJO HD Network. I have to say, I LOVE premiers. Of course, these aren’t big Hollywood galas or anything, just small gatherings at bars and restaurants. Still it’s great to see all the hard work pay off. By the time a show [...]

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All Fired Up

I have worked at some bizarre places in my life, some so strange I lasted only a few days, but I have never before worked for a place that would rather fire people than give them feedback.
Let me start out by saying that unfortunately, regrettably, I myself have not been fired. Yet. But in a discussion I [...]

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