Passion. Enthusiasm. The quest for knowledge. In normal circumstances, these are terms that are quite positive and can be highly beneficial to those currently in a job and those searching for one. But there is a dark side. What happens when someone is blinded by their own neurosis and obsession over finding the one perfect [...]
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Unemployment party in New York City
We cool kids of the unemployed have our own subculture of understanding. You see, we help each other out. An e-mail here, a word of encouragement there, it’s all about the ping, tweet and comment. And thus here’s my fist pump to my New York crew. We’re putting aside our West vs East side battle [...]
I love credit card companies redux
Credit card companies are my BFF. No, not in the sense that I’ve been living off of them and evading the numerous 1-800 and unavailable calls several times a day, but in the sense that they are helping me stay fiscally responsible. Yay adulthood. We finally meet and you are much lovelier in person than [...]
When nothing isn’t good enough
Dealing my own cool hand
Three ways to know if your job is the one
You think you found it. That perfect job. Well in this economy it’s probably the perfect job for now. It’s reliable. It pays the bills, and it gets you out of the house. It may not have the piercing 401K you passed up last year, but nothing is sexier than a steady paycheck. But how [...]