Congratulations for receiving or negotiating a severance package or financial windfall! Severances are not mandatory in many countries, therefore anything you get beyond $0 is a bonus. Hopefully you’ve used the strategies I’ve outlined in my book to get the best severance package possible. It’s not just the financial windfall that’s so great, it’s the […]
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Wondering why you didn’t get the job? There’s an overwhelming demand for every job position today. Whether it’s as a barista at Starbucks or a marketing director at a tech company, competition is fierce. Landing a job these days can feel like winning the lottery. In this post, I spoke with some Human Resources (HR)
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Recently, I discovered that finding work is expensive. Fortunately there are tax-deductible job hunting expenses that make it less painful. Thanks to 33% of you voting that I should go back to work full-time, I decided to rev up the rusty job search engine after 3.5 years of inactivity. And boy, what a waste of time
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There’s nothing more maddening for a manager than getting a last minute e-mail from a subordinate “calling” in sick on a Friday. At least have the balls to call in and fake a pathetic sick voice! Sending in an e-mail last minute to say you are sick after partying it up all night is like
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Look around you. Chances are HIGH all your bosses look the same, talk the same, and act the same. If you so happen not to look like your boss, then you might be limited in your upward mobility. We all know people tend to favor those who are more similar to themselves. My dentist is a
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There’s an idyllic notion about startup riches that once you’ve sold your company for multi-millions of dollars you’re filthy rich and never have to work again. I admittedly have this automatic mindset whenever I meet someone who said they sold their company to one of the tech giants. Even if they are still living in
A while back, Twitter laid off a bunch of employee and offered a severance package. This post reviews whether Twitter’s severance package was any good. It will help you determine whether your severance package or future severance package offer in the tech space are any good. The return of Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO led
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Going back to work to take a break from fatherhood after two year and making extra income sounds like a good idea now! After all, there are less things to do during the pandemic. So you might as well find a job where you can work from home, work 2-hours a day, and still get
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The best time to start a business is when you are young, broke, and naive. Once you are wealthy and know the cruelties of the world, your enthusiasm for starting a business will fade. Since I was 12 I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I was surrounded by kids whose parents started beverage companies
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Everybody fails from time to time. It’s a part of life. But repeated failure can be a sign you’re stuck in a rut, not learning from your mistakes, or need more support. Let’s discuss risk taking and when repeated failure is appropriate and when it’s not. When Repeated Failure Is An Option On the way
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