What’s the worst workplace buzzword?
Many others have tackled this topic — here, here, here and here — but I wanted to try and get a list down as well. I have a friend out in Seattle and her and her husband do this on… Continue Reading
Only about a third of people seemingly want to be managers
CareerBuilder did a survey — it’s also summarized on Harvard Business Review — where they sampled 3,625 workers in different industries, different pay ranges, etc. — and asked them about their desire to eventually become a manager. Only 34 percent (a little over… Continue Reading
Only about 1 in 10 Americans can balance being busy with being happy
The balance seems a bit depressing, right? Continue Reading
Mindy Kaling was apparently almost in Bridesmaids (as Lillian, i.e. Maya Rudolph)
She was up for Lillian, i.e. the bride, i.e. the role that eventually went to Maya Rudolph. I think Mindy Kaling is funny, although I actually think for that type of role, Maya Rudolph would have been funnier. Probably the main Lillian… Continue Reading
You can thank evolution for the size and shape of your face (maybe)
FYI: genes that have been linked to facial structure vary more than DNA in other parts of the body. (I had no idea.) This makes logical sense from an evolutionary standpoint. For example, let’s say everyone looked pretty much the… Continue Reading
Could there be a tie between Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington?
Here’s the basic story on Hannah Graham: she sent a text to friends around 1:20am on Saturday claiming she was lost (in an area she supposedly knows well). It appears she was “visibly intoxicated” at a bar called McGrady’s around 12:45am,… Continue Reading
Don’t hire millennials for social media jobs
Let’s say you assume that the concept of a “digital native” is someone who mostly grew up in the age of the Internet and, more specifically, Google (which was an early organizing force of the Internet). Google first got big… Continue Reading
Where are the best places for singles to live?
In 1976, 37 percent of the U.S. population was single. Now, in 2014, it’s over 50 percent. I wrote once before about the best places to live if you’re single — Colorado Springs is apparently pretty good — and it should be… Continue Reading