I couldn't sleep last night because I was stressed out about an inappropriate outburst during our staff meeting yesterday. I basically told my boss off for offering a ridiculously low salary for that web dev job (see other thread). I stand by my opi…
Well, Flossy, if you become a consultant, I can't recommend being the kind who has to fly all over the damn place for work. It's exhausting and weighs on my ecological conscience.
And on a slightly different topic, while I totally agree that using your personal networks is an important part of finding a job, I have come to feel strongly that when I am hiring, relying too heavily on personal connections and recommendations is,…
I feel you, Flossy. I honestly don't expect an entry-level assistant to be super experienced (and in fact I'm weeding out at least 1 in 3 resumes for being clearly overqualified). All I want is someone who is a solid writer, a good team player, well…
YT, so so true. Every cover letter - even the ones that I am having to consider because by comparison they are tolerable - is all about "I have always valued blah blah blah, and then I traveled to Europe and realized that I wanted to blah blah blah …
Our neighbors just built a fence. I had to help because I felt they were guilt-tripping me. It's possible they weren't. But anyway, they know what they are doing and it took FOREVER and required lots of tools and cement-mixing know-how and the sawin…
Wow, you guys really hate condos. I don't know, some are good and some are bad. We like ours. We don't want to have a yard. We don't want to be on the hook when the roof fails. We like the HOA dues enforced savings plan for future exterior maintenan…
I was always soft of tacitly pro-fluoride but I didn't really care until the pro side made an argument I felt I couldn't deny that it is a social justice issue. Poor kids don't have access to dental care (nobody offers dental insurance anymore, and …
My neighbors are going to put their 3 bdr house on the market. If you've been to my house, you know what it's like - theirs is the mirror image of ours. Will post a link to their flyer when we have it.