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Image: Geekfitters Before you read this week’s weird jobs, ask yourself what kind of job opening this sentence might have come from: Must be a natural go-getter with an adaptable mind set to 21st century creative approach to kingdom expansion. Hint: It’s has nothing to do with video game testing. 1. New York: $30/hour: Personal […]
Professionalism is a word embraced by many, but in all honesty demonstrated by far fewer individuals. Its Latin’s origins come from the word profess which means, “to avow before.” So the question is who are these individuals that believe themselves to be true professionals avowing before? Possibly the answer may be found within the word […]
2009 is 50% over, but has already left a decade’s worth of brand carnage in its wake. In May alone, 376 companies per day sought protection from creditors in bankruptcy court, according to Aacer’s court records. Everyone was affected, from small, family-run outfits to major corporations. This list represents a sampling of brands and products […]
Some companies fail by honest error. Despite their hard work and honest intentions, they succumb to bankruptcy for neutral reasons – the wrong business model, a bad economy, or superior competitors. Far more interesting, however, are the stories of companies that were driven into bankruptcy maliciously, through fraud, corruption, or scandal. Often times, these were […]
Ah, sexual enhancers. If you listened to every spammer who ever sent an unwanted email into your inbox, you’d be drowning in the things. Cock rings, Levitra, herbal supplements…the possibilities are endless. A select few of these items truly do rake in money for their manufacturers. Thanks to spammers, you are probably already familiar with […]
Branding is easy–when you have a niche. I found this out while working on my own brand. I’m a generalist, and, as a freelancer, am the face of my own business. So I need a personal brand that reflects my generalist work. I had no idea where to start. While scouring the Web for tips, […]
Will we work our entire lives? The Economist’s The End of Retirement addresses this question. It discusses how demography in rich countries will affect the way corporations and governments react to retirement: WHEN Otto von Bismarck introduced the first pension for workers over 70 in 1889, the life expectancy of a Prussian was 45…(By) 1935, […]
Image: Flickr user Dyanna Computers and eyes don’t get along. If you frequently stare at a screen, chances are you’ll eventually feel symptoms of computer-related eye strain (also called Computer Visions Syndrome). According to Dr. Marc Grossman, who runs Natural Eye Care, our eyes are designed for hunting, which involves seeing danger or potential food […]
Managers have been struggling to maximize employee productivity almost since the beginning of time. Shelves full of books exist on the subject. Magazines and online articles try to tackle the problem on a daily basis. High-priced consultants, experts, and speakers add to the mass of productivity-improvement tips. Could there possibly be an easy answer? In […]
The internet has made life better in an inconceivable number of ways, but at the same time there are still some things that spark nostalgia for pre-internet days. Recently I got to thinking about the mail order catalog. While it still exists, the catalog has definitely faded into the background of commercial activity a little […]
