Career & Employment

Never Badmouth Your Employer If You Ever Want A Job Again

No matter how tempting it is to badmouth your employer, don’t do it. Seldom is work a panacea of lollipops and fuzzy koalas. Not even the nicest, hardest working, and best performing worker can escape the barb wires of work politics. Why? Because even though you might be a good person, other people may hate […]

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Sexual Harassment At Uber Reminds Us That HR Is Not Your Friend

One of the key takeaways from my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff, is understanding that the Human Resources department is not on your side. First and foremost, the HR department is there to protect the company from liability. After such protection is made, maybe then HR will help a troubled employee with a problem. My

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After Five Years Of Unemployment, I Finally Found A Dream Job!

I remember going to Airbnb’s Friday afternoon happy hour back in 2012. My college buddy’s wife worked as an assistant chef and invited me over. The office wasn’t very large and Joe Gebbia, one of the founders, was horsing around with a wig held together by a white headband. After speaking to Joe for about

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Career Advice For Women: Blaze Your Own Path Instead!

Here’s some career advice for women. For the past five years in a row I’ve spent time interviewing with companies during the 4th quarter in preparation for the new year. It’s always good to seek new opportunities and have backup plans, even if you never use them. Sometimes, the interviews turn into fun consulting roles where I spend

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Is Company Loyalty Costing You A Fortune? Here’s How I Lost $500,000 In Three Years

Company loyalty is overrated in this day and age. Long gone are the days of pensions and opportunities to work at one company for life. Due to globalization, being loyal is a suboptimal move. How Company Loyalty Screwed Me Before Instead of leaving for another firm, I simply asked my boss in a nice way

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Are You Too Proud To Be Rich? When Uber Drivers Make More Than Most Uber Employees

Most people dream about getting rich. Yet, many of those people aren’t willing to put in the work. Are you too proud to be rich? I hope not! Let me share with you some great insights I learned from a visit I had to Uber’s corporate office in San Francisco years ago. I, along with

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Why Would An Aerospace Engineer Want To Be An Uber Driver?

Previously, I had written about my struggling friend Jabir who was unemployed for a couple years before he discovered Uber. He drove for Uber for a year before switching over to be a dedicated hotel driver. In this post, my other friend Harry shares why he drives for Uber even though he’s financially thriving. Enjoy!  

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Millennials Will Be The Richest And Happiest Generation Ever

I have a feeling Millennials will be the richest and happiest generation ever. Due to a massive generational wealth transfer, one survey found Millennials don’t really care about money as a result! I’d be happy too if I didn’t have to grind for 13 years in investment banking to be able to buy a house

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