Tag: professional individual contributor

Life Traps: The too good to be true side business

Many dream of the benefits of their own successful business. Some options really are too good to be true!

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 […]

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 […]

PIC your pay policy.

The sad part about any data out of a politically focused organization is that even when the data is really good, you still have to double check all of it for determining if it’s skewed.   […]

A novice mistake from a supposed master.

After I graduated high school I I entered into the bachelor black hole.  Thankfully I didn’t suffer as bad as some of my peers when it came to debt.   I exited college with little student […]

Bandwidth and the Business

  I find it interesting how many professional individual contributors have home based business.  They usually say it with pride when they tell you.   “Well I have my OWN business”  – usually there is emphasis […]

The Taboo Politics of Professionalism.

I got my first big check when selling software hardware solutions.. it was going to be $1200.. except, it wasn’t. It was closer to $800.   Not too horrible but it got me thinking about taxes.. […]

Hemorrhoid Benefits

In part of my research I was struck by the percentages of companies who don’t offer things that should be absolutely common sense and addressed at 100% rate. For example there is one benefit that’s […]

Bicentennial of the Automation Nation

Robots and Revolution =Automation Nation for the Professional

A Christmas Dream

  A Christmas Dream By Mike Peluso Based upon: A Visit from St. Nicholas  BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house