I(DD) went to work yesterday morning and my boss met me as I walked in and suggested we have a brief meeting in the conference room. In my short time at this job I have learned one thing, meetings with the boss in the conference room are not good. This one sure wasn’t. I was being let go. They were expecting tough economic times in the near future and they weren’t sure if I was a good fit for their company. So they decided we should part ways now before things got too complicated. I was fairly blindsided so I [...]
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I will keep this one simple. Assuming that you just get end of the year raises that keep up with inflation(3-4%), you will be making the same amount in 20 years that you are making now relitave to the cost of goods. Obviously your actual salary will be higher in 20 years, but that salary will buy you the same amount of stuff. If you started your job at $35,000, in 20 years you will be making almost twice that much at $67,287, but that will be the same as having a $35,000 job 20 years prior. If this is [...]
Read MoreWith the car breaking down on Sunday and still having a ton of work to do for the 149th Carnival of PF, I ended up only getting 8 hours of sleep on Sunday night. I can survive, and ten years ago I wouldn’t have thought twice about it. The thing I noticed for the next 48-72 hours was how much that lack of sleep effected my whole life. I was much more pessimistic, less energetic, less patient, less productive, and grumpy. Since I have been getting fairly consistent sleep for about two years, I didn’t realize how good I felt. [...]
Read MoreThe Simple Dollar tackled this question this week, and it really got me thinking. I must admit that I was surprised at the non-confrontational I can’t be a tattler sentiment in the article and in the comments. Somehow it feels frustrating that this is the accepted culture of business, but I guess that is reality. If I am honest with myself, it isn’t any easy decision for me either. With as a backdrop I wanted to explore some of the feeling and perspectives that feed into our current ethical reality. Reporting someone else’s unethical behavior reminds us of all our [...]
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