If you work for money, you’ll be working for the rest of your life. I don’t want to work for the rest of my life. I don’t want to work five years from now. So when I go to work I try to focus on learning the business, sharpening my skills, and paying attention. The [...]
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Working to Gain Knowledge Instead of Money
June 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments
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The Interview (part 2)
January 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Before the long day of interviewing began, a partner of the company gave speech to all of the potential employees. As he began his speech in a self righteous “know it all” tone I began to drift off. Not that I don’t like listening to people talk about shit I could care less about… wait [...]
The Interview (part 1)
January 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments
So this is life. I do the school thing for a part if my life then work for the rest. Of course there are barriers to entry from one phase to another. One of which being the job interview.
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You are Not your F**king Khakis
December 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment
For all of you happy people, here is something to bring you down…
You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same
decaying organic matter as everything else. We are all part of the
same compost pile.
You are not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the [...]
The Retirement Plan
November 13th, 2007 · No Comments
The concept of retirement needs to be redefined. I don’t know whether I’m really lazy or I just think differently. You be the judge….
Average Retirement Plan
Work for about 40 years and then stop working.
Save a percentage of every check you earn so that when you stop working, a lump sum will be available for you.
Buy [...]
Maybe Having a Job isn’t so Bad
November 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Today I asked myself why do I hate having a job so much. I mean, i get a good amount of money, doing relatively simple work. All I have to do is trade a few set amount of hours of my life in exchange for this money. Shit, right now, as an intern, I’m making [...]
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