Career Advice You can Swallow from the 2 Hot Dudes from “Y tu mama tambien”

I happened to catch the newly released soccer flick, “Rudo Y Cursi,” this weekend and while I’m no fan of soccer (much to the chagrin of my husband), I’m usually up for some Gael Bernal Garcia with a twist of Diego Luna. The former more than the latter, but no need to get choosy here.
The [...]

How often do you FB (Facebook) at work?

What About Us Border Babies?

I’ve always known that being born in the late 70s put me in the nebulous gray area when it comes fo generational labels and identity. Today, as I was chatting with my sister and she kept referencing me as an “X,” I thought to myself perhaps, I had misled my legion of readers on this [...]

Why Pay Structure in the Workplace is Stupid & Senseless

I don’t know about you, but where I work, no one talks money. By $$, I mean salary. While some have their theories about why it’s in management’s best interest to remain conspicuous and buttoned up on subject of money (TheJobBored’s Brian McCullough asserts it’s in a company’s “best interest to keep salaries secret so [...]

Words I Wished Someone Told Me When I Got Fired Laid Off

Last week I had a short email exchange  with a former co-worker whom I had just learned  recently “resigned” from a former employer. Reading between the lines her version of “resigned” sounded like it might be more synonymous with another person’s “laid off.”
Either way she was out and onto better things, she assured me. The [...]

What Makes People Happy in Work

I posed a question recently through one of the many LinkedIn groups (btw, if you’re interested in a relatively safe environment to share ideas with peers and pose questions,  I highly recommend joining a group that suits your needs). I asked how people stay sane and positive during the work week.
The “happiest” bunch I came [...]

WorkerBiatch’s Inspir-0-meter

Because some weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, it may be hard to keep positive and focused on the career of you, here’s some sounds bytes that should help recharge you:

2 Zen 2 be True: The Zappos Way of Managing:  I know it sounds cliche, but really, wouldn’t you want the CEO of your company to [...]