I was IM-ing my coworker this afternoon after coming home from the office early and she began telling me about hearing the visitor in the next cube talking with his stockbroker. A little background first: Our company went public in the last few years … [Read more...] about The Sound of Someone Else Getting Rich
Since my contract at work abruptly ended on the 14th, I figured I would have written a slew of awesome articles in the extra free time I was given. Unfortunately that's not the case. If you've been following for the last week, I've been in a lot of … [Read more...] about Rehab, MRIs, and A Job Update
Last Friday, our client called us in and said they ran out of money and worked ceased immediately. This was the first time in a long time that our company had to deal with something like this. I'll write more about that another time though (when I … [Read more...] about Job Update: A day at the zoo and more
Just last week, I told you how the contract that I've been working on for the last 18 months has been killed by the client. I'm virtually "jobless", but I'm still employed. For now, until further notice, I'll be mixing use of paid vacation and … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned from a Failed Contract: Be Prepared
I literally wrote the last post as I was heading out the door, so I apologize for not giving more details. Here they are. I'm a federal contractor in the IT field. My current client is/was a "major tax collection entity" and I've been on a … [Read more...] about More on my “job loss”
What would an end of month be without an end of month highlights article? Last month, I highlighted a few of my best posts from October, when I wrote 43 articles. I seem to be writing less articles each month because in November, I only wrote 37. … [Read more...] about Best Posts from November, 2007
