Bad managers play the title card when they don’t want to pay you more money.
(Un)necessary Snobbery
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Don’t know what I mean? Just ask a typography junkie about Papyrus.
The Words Game: -isms
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Ageism and racism are two sides of the same coin. Is there an -ism for being intolerant of intolerance?
Savvy vs Smarmy
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For the people wanting to make a real difference, savvy social imperatives are where it’s at.
The Fallacy of Easy
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Anyone can be a rockstar on level one. It takes a lot of time, effort, and attention to become a rockstar on level five.
The Problem with Busting Chops
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Ball-busting on that level makes it look like you’ve been here, done that, got the t-shirt and what you’ve just been presented with is amateur hour.
To Hell with Ted
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You are the toughest critic on yourself that there will ever be. And if you start listening to all the Teds of the world, your inner voice is going to start sounding a lot like him.
Rebellion Has a Place in Corporate Life
I once worked for a company that had an official policy against a coffee maker of any sort. It went so far as to outlaw water coolers (a policy that was rightly “ignored” by the on-site manager, but the ban on the coffee machine was strictly enforced).