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ShareIf you have career or job search question you would like answered on this blog, click here to Ask Brian.
D. asks:
How long should one expect to wait to get approval on a vacation request? I have three weeks vacation and have only used two.
Vacation request? This time of year? I think you’re reading your calender [...]

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ShareSo after all the hemming (himming?) and hawing, I guess we’re getting a stimulus package. The whole idea behind this thing is to create jobs… stem the flow of job losses… prevent a new great depression… give everyone a pony… take your pick.
Is there useful news here for job seekers? Are there specific jobs/industries that [...]

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ShareHey. Sorry, but as a Florida grad, I’d be remiss if I didn’t take a moment to say the above…

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ShareLast year, we had a post about surviving the year-end holiday office party without embarrassing yourself too much or putting your career in jeopardy.
Ah… the good old days!
Now I guess you’re just lucky if you’ve survived to witness the year end party with your job intact!
And that leaves aside the fact that a lot of [...]

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Picture Source, NYTimes.
Early on in the life of this blog, I posted on office treadmill hacks. It looks like the fad is continuing, and maybe even catching on a bit.
The key is to keep the rpms low… even going at less than 2 miles per hour can burn serious calories in a morning.
I used [...]

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ShareMaybe I’m old fashioned.
(The further into my 30s I go, the more old fashioned I feel.)
But I really don’t feel there is a place in the workplace for three things: your religion, your sex life and your politics. I don’t want to hear about any of them. Keep it to yourself.
So, given the fact that [...]

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ShareI’m gonna be in NYC all week for business, so I’ll be staying at my true home on the UWS. I’ll be blogging from various starbucks-es in the 70’s and 80’s, so drop me a line if you’re in the neighborhood in the morning. Maybe we can share a cup of joe or two.

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Share(Before I go any further, if any of you notice a problem with the blog’s operations, please get in touch with me right away, via the contact info)
So, yes! As many of you (more than I would have anticipated! Thanks!) have noticed, this blog has been down for about 72 hours.
Yes, it was a problem [...]

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