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At Work
- Some examples of "career sanity" issues in some real, live work situations.
- Different kinds of work -- what is being done, what problems are (hopefully) being solved, how is it funded? And how might all this affect you?
- Employee / Independent Contractor / Business Owner / Investor? Pick whichever one -- or ones -- you want. All you have to do is pay your way.
What are some of the “issues” about various kinds of work?
Douglas McGregor in The Human Side of Enterprise pointed out that people tend to want to do a good job (“Theory Y”) when their values are consistent with those of the organization employing them. I think it would be helpful if more people took this aspect of employment more seriously when considering various kinds of work and various job offers. read more »
I won't do this any more
It's not that often that I can point to one specific event in my life that wound up triggering other events, but in the case of my job in pharmaceuticals, I can. I can remember exactly when I decided that I would not work for this company any more.
read more »Always Have an “Or Else”
It is frequently much simpler, from their perspective, to simply tell you “we will look into it and let you know” or something similar, then go on with business as usual.
Questions are weak: “Can I have a raise?” Statements are strong: “I need a 10% increase in my salary effective immediately or I will have to resign.” read more »
Treat Me Wrong, Treat Me Right: Who Decides?
... I do recall a sense throughout the company that management pretty much took Forrest for granted. The feeling was that management could pretty much do what they wanted with Forrest and, though he would certainly complain to any who would listen, he would go along with it.
Not so with Jack. read more »
A Working Arrangement
A consultant I once knew used to talk about a very common scenario among entrepreneur types: person A has a great idea, starts some kind of enterprise. At some point he needs help so he contacts person B to help grow the business. read more »
The Carpenter and The Columns by John Leeke
I would love to live in a world where the majority of people, if not indeed everybody, felt this way about their work. read more »
