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Ugly Business
There are dark days when the cashflow stops and those bills are looming and the way out isn't clear. Those…
September 5, 2011
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Five Types of Punks and What To Do About Them
Getting stuck because of another person sucks. And it sucks more when that person is an punk. Here are a…
March 18, 2011
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A Toolkit For Bitchslapping
Having been born with the ability to deliver a fierce written bitchslap - the likes of which is now feared…
March 10, 2011
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Loathing Abundance
What are the last three insults you heard? I bet at least one ended with -bag. Something was so awful,…
February 28, 2011
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An Ugly Post About An Ugly Topic: Marketing by Screaming
What if we actually shut up for once and let our customers and friends to the speaking for us, to…
February 24, 2011
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Dear HR: Stop Hazing Job Applicants
Screening is one thing, but when it goes beyond screening to hazing, it's just pathetic. So, Human Resources, pretty please…
January 24, 2011
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Let’s Talk About Tomorrow
The weekend was probably shorter than you would have liked. Last week may have been a heinous bitch. Monday is…
January 23, 2011
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Allies and Enemies
I've always been astonished by people who play politics in business. The ones who can talk out of both sides…
January 22, 2011
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The Resume is Garbage – Seriously, Stop Writing ‘Em
Don't send them a piece of paper that's easily sent to the shredder or recycle bin (or worse: an email…
January 19, 2011
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Calling Bullsh!t: BS Titles
Bad managers play the title card when they don't want to pay you more money.
January 15, 2011
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(Un)necessary Snobbery
Don't know what I mean? Just ask a typography junkie about Papyrus.
January 13, 2011
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The Words Game: -isms
Ageism and racism are two sides of the same coin. Is there an -ism for being intolerant of intolerance?
January 4, 2011
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