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What would you do?

May 26. Day 330.

Dilemma: Let’s say you’re working for a big company, a reputable company, a rich and powerful company, as a contractor. Let’s say that a month after you finished the job, they haven’t paid you. They claim they liked your work, and they even want to give you more work, but you’re still [...]

career asking |

What would you do?

May 26. Day 330.

Dilemma: Let’s say you’re working for a big company, a reputable company, a rich and powerful company, as a contractor. Let’s say that a month after you finished the job, they haven’t paid you. They claim they liked your work, and they even want to give you more work, but you’re still [...]

career asking |

The asset versus the ass-ette: Asking, through cultural, gender and disciplinary filters

May 17. Day 321.

A woman got a job as an accountant, fresh out of college, and worked her butt off. She spent weekends at the office, volunteered for every conceivable committee and never said no to overtime. She used almost none of her vacation time, and routinely wowed her supervisors with her results — and [...]

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Anonymous glamour? Sign me up!

May 15. Day 319.

It’s Monday as I write. Excuse the delay, gentle reader. I’ve been busier than Borat in a china shop.

Old Business: Ever since returning from that week in France, I’ve been obsessed with this salad. Because this blog is about giving and getting, I thought I’d share the recipe.

Open Source Salad (modify and [...]

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A blessing in disguise?

May 8. Day 312.

Bad news for a lot of my friends and acquaintances. This week, their company laid them off.

It’s happened before — this is the fourth or fifth round in a year or two. I’ve lost track.

But this one was absolute carnage.

So I wrote each of my friends who are leaving a note, with [...]