From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Obesity Discrimination and Job Prospects

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Does your weight or fitness level affect your chances of being hired? BBC reports that Overweight Job Hunters often lose out. Overweight workers find it harder to get jobs than slimmer people, new research has suggested. The Journal of Applied Psychology has a study that strongly suggests that obese people will be discriminated against; particularly [...]

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Your Coworkers Make Fun of Your Muffin Top

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Yes, we notice. Yes, we want you to lose it. Either put down that big mac or get to the gym!

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Teach Me Something Complicated

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Teach Me Something Complicated. That was the question posed to me on several interviews. I had come expecting technical analysis or situational awareness questions. When Microsoft broke out the logic and IQ questions, it felt like a game. This was different. They wanted to know something I knew. They wanted to know how well I could explain it.

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How Schwarzenegger Would Take A Final Exam

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MarineCorps is a frequent commenter on this site. He’s taking the initiative to go to school at night to get his undergraduate degree. Here’s the encouraging email I sent to him on the eve of his first engineering final: Good luck on your first engineering final tonight. I want you to think about how Arnold [...]

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The Voices in My Head

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This Cubicle Warrior’s done a lot. I’ve competed in natural bodybuilding contests, climbed corporate ladders, created companies, traveled the world and have been published all over. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a ton left to do. (Write a few books, swim 5.5. miles, earn a black belt, etc, etc, etc) Some people have asked what drives me.

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Do You Barter?

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They say a Penny Saved is a Penny Earned. So I’m going to try to save a million pennies by bartering website design work for help around the house. We’ll see how it goes. Was Not Successful Before I tried this before by simply responding to ads in Craigslist. This devolved because there are a [...]

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Even More Ways I Got Airplane Miles

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Should have told you all about these a while ago. Sorry about that. Mother’s Day Nearly every major carrier offered 20 points for every dollar you spent sending flowers plus an additional couple of thousand for good measure. Website Renewal This is a great example of shit I was going to do anyway. Network Solutions [...]

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Tom’s Shoes

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Blake is an ex-reality show guy (but don’t hold that against him) who went on a vacation in Argentina and learned of a pressing need; shoes for kids. He invented a company with a 1 for 1 thesis. That means that for every shoe that he sells, 1 shoe gets donated. This business model is [...]

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10 Things I Like About My Cubicle Job

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One way for a cubicle warrior to endure the corporate jungle is to keep things in perspective. I know I spend a lot of time bitching and moaning about my cube. Here are 10 things I like. 1) Paycheck Nearly self-explanatory as it gets me closer to my Special Number and helps me research how [...]

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Using Your Cubicle Job for Fun and Profit

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Between endlessly pointless meetings and soul-sapping assignments, seeing the downside of the cubicle farm is easy. You want out. You want out now. Understandingly so. But don’t be hasty and leave without taking advantage of everything that is available to you before you jump ship. In the right light, study becomes insight But the system [...]

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