Jun
29
Salary Reduction, Now What?
June 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
An alternative to being laid off could be a reduction in salary. Companies are doing it when they do not want to lose trained and valuable employees, but they do have to reduce costs. I do not think I would advice a company to do so. A salary reduction makes everyone [...]
Jun
27
You do not have to be employed
June 27, 2009 | Comments Off
In an age of around 10% unemployment, a question comes up to my mind: Why do we want to give the impression that everyone needs to be employed? It doesn’t even reflect current practice. Half of the people are completely happy with the idea of not working. And I do not even [...]
Jun
22
Cronus and TGIF
June 22, 2009 | Comments Off
Day in and day out, I see messages on Twitter and Facebook that wish the Work-Week was over, Thank God It is Friday (TGIF) or show disgust at the start of another Work-Week. It almost feels as if people wanted time to go very fast just so that Friday will be here and they [...]
Jun
12
Cashing on Rewards
June 12, 2009 | Comments Off
It used to be that American Airlines was the only one giving miles. Then all airlines started giving them, followed by hotel chains. Then the credit cards, and lately the stores. Everyone seems to be giving points or miles for every dollar you purchase. Over time you end up accumulating a bunch of ‘currency’ that [...]
Nov
7
Don’t Do It! (Time Management)
November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
Often I get asked how I get so many things done in the day/week/month/year. One way of answering that question is: By not doing things!
The Infinite List
First problem we all have: We have many more things on our list of things to do than we could possibly do ever. If we start keeping a simple [...]
Sep
15
Technology is Everybody’s Responsibility / Green Energy Technology
September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Often, in social conversations, I listen to people saying that the solution to our Energy Crisis lies in discovering or creating new Technology that will enable us to be more efficient, greener, or produce safe/clean energy cheaper. More often than not these people are nor scientists or engineers. More often than not I get the [...]
Sep
11
5 Years Experience: The Sweet Spot
September 11, 2008 | Comments Off
I find that a person with 10 years of experience is one of two things: A great Vice President, or a Terrible Individual Contributor. And yes, I say it from personal experience, using my freedom of speech and expecting some of you to freely disagree. The former can lead with experience, the latter is an [...]
Aug
1
The 80 Hour Work Week Myth
August 1, 2008 | Comments Off
I have heard so many people say they are hard-workers that do 60, 70, and even 80 hour weeks. Given the fact that weeks have 168 hours, and humans normally need around 50 to sleep, 20 to eat, and probably 20 more to do necessities like bathe, clothe, and go to the bathroom, an 80 [...]
May
23
My Father Was Right: Bachelors Degree is Not Enough
May 23, 2008 | Comments Off
Today I was reading the news that the firms hiring the most recent graduates are Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Walgreen’s, and Progressive Insurance. It almost matches my father’s pessimistic and proven-inaccurate prediction that by the time I finish college the average college graduate would only find a job at McDonald’s, and the average High School Graduate will find [...]
May
23
You Either Produce or you Sell
May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment
Over the last few years I have discovered some truth about economics. Whatever you do in life, you have to make sure you are providing difficult to replace value. And the most value happens to be on:
Production – Create a product or perform a service for which money can be charged: more money than it [...]
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