Category: On The Job

Overtime for the Professional: Two Important Points on the New Legislation

There is a great CNN Money article that goes over the pro’s and con’s of the new overtime rules passed by congress.

Will we shut off the lights?

  If you are a trekkie, especially one of a specific age then you have probably seen star trek 3.   There is a very unique scene in that movie where the recently reincarnated Spock […]

HR and Technology

Tech accelerates, and that is the most important thing to know about it.

Professional Freedom

The conflict over professional freedom affects the employer and the employee.

Quietly Please

Sometimes you should just keep quiet, even if it makes no sense.

GIGity ECONomy

  Here is an interesting little ditty from the NC Labor and Economic Analysis division about the GIG Economy.  It touches base on the GIG economy, saying that the gig economy is a tiny fraction […]

Uniforms for the Professional

Uniforms for the professional are both flexible and strict at the same time. Professionals must always pay attention to the how, when, and why’s of their uniforms.

Ironic Job Posting

An example of the recruiting disconnect between stated corporate values and practiced values.

The Legacy of Paperwork

  You’ve heard the story a million times.  He started the business on a card table in his living room.  She went door to door selling makeup out of her car.   He was a milkshake […]

Stacked, Credentialed, Certified, and licensed

When I was growing up the two top jobs that were promoted were lawyer and doctor.  It was the perception of my parents and grandparents that if you became a lawyer or a doctor you […]