MY LIFE - My supervisors underestimates me!

MY LIFE - My boss thinks I'm ugly!

HUMOR - What NOT to do at a job interview

HUMOR - For any musicians out there looking for a day job...

POLITICS - As a male writer...

"As a male writer, do you feel your work distracts from your traditional role of hunting and killing wild animals?" - Luke McKinney

http://jetpackexhaust.tumblr.com/post/87683533284/as-a-male-writer-do-you-feel-your-work-distracts

MY LIFE - Of work, monkeys, and poop!

MY LIFE - Crackling "Hehehe" is apparently frowned upon too!

HUMOR - Perks of an English major!

HUMOR - The Sims Career Ladder

http://www.dorkly.com/comic/52012/the-sims-career-ladder

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: WILL SMART MACHINES CREATE A WORLD WITHOUT WORK?

An Associated Press analysis of employment data from 20 countries found that millions of midskill, midpay jobs already have disappeared over the past five years, and they are the jobs that form the backbone of the middle class in developed countries.

That experience has left a growing number of technologists and economists wondering what lies ahead. Will middle-class jobs return when the global economy recovers, or are they lost forever because of the advance of technology? The answer may not be known for years, perhaps decades. Experts argue among themselves whether the job market will recover, muddle along or get much worse.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/will-smart-machines-create-world-without-work

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY: Man outsources own job and surfs web at work

What began as a company's suspicion that its infrastructure was being hacked turned into a case of a worker outsourcing his own job to a Chinese consulting firm, according to reports that cite an investigation by Verizon's security team. The man was earning a six-figure salary.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/01/16/169528579/outsourced-employee-sends-own-job-to-china-surfs-web

HUMOR: Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job

Arriving back at work after a two-week winter vacation, local marketing assistant Matthew Bueso told reporters Monday he was happy to return to the office with a fresh and rejuvenated loathing for his job.

http://t.co/l26lFX9s

ECONOMY: The importance of unions!

HUMOR: I resemble the implications of this cartoon!

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Two Sikh Men, Two Lifetimes Of Looking Different

The tragic shooting at a Sikh house of worship in Wisconsin this month has turned the spotlight on the Sikh faith and the nation's Sikh community.

Earlier this year, Surinder Singh and his son Rupinder visited a StoryCorps booth in San Francisco, where they reflected on their own experiences standing out among their peers and neighbors.

http://m.npr.org/story/4516989?url=/series/4516989/storycorps

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Can't find a law job? Think small. As in small town!

http://news.iowapublicradio.org/post/cant-find-law-job-think-small

MY LIFE: Adding some woo hoo to a co-workers life

Me: "You know what tomorrow is?"

Co-worker I've teased about being grumpy: "No."

Supervisor: "What's tomorrow?"

Me: "It's Friday! Woo hoo!"

Co-worker: (deadpan to supervisor) "The woo hoo's the important part."

HUMOR and CULTURE/SOCIETY: Riot-Worthy Injustice?

From Glue - The Comic.

CULTURE/SOCIETY: Question From FormSpring.Me - Have you ever been fired? If so, why?

I was still in the 6-month probation period at a new job. and I was going through a bitter divorce. And basically, I messed up so much at the job, they said they couldn't keep me.

Ask me anything

ON OLDERMUSICGEEK'S STUPID TESTS AND QUIZZES: Survey