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How many times have you wanted to convince your boss that this, the fifth meeting on the same subject, with the same people going over the same material and resulting in the same outcome - yes, this very meeting you’re almost sleeping through today - is a colossal waste of both time and money?
Well, now […]

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Yawn.
Blrgh.
Not capable… make coherent… thinks…
Need coffee.
Here’s a link I’ve had bouncing around for a couple of weeks. How To Make A Good Pot of Coffee from WikiHow. Don’t resort to chugging the crappy swill those other Morlocks you work with have “brewed” up this morning. Toss that pot out. Make a fresh one and follow […]

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There’s good news and bad news about this episode.
First, the bad news. Since the WGA strike shows no signs of abating any time soon, this might be the last time we get to see our friends from The Office for a while. Apparently, this show did not get enough episodes “in the can” before the […]

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This is the conclusion of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. You can see an index of the other entries here.
The Zen Technique
All this week we’ve been examining various ways to keep yourself employed in the face of impending layoffs. We’ve discussed the signs that let you know layoffs are coming. […]

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It seems you can’t keep funny people down. Even as they strike, the writers are hitting back on YouTube. This is like an actual Daily Show segment, with cameos by actual Daily Show correspondents! This is the closest we’ll come… sniff!… for a long, long while…
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzRHlpEmr0w]

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This is part four of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. You can see the other entries here. Look for Part Five Tomorrow.
The Ninja Technique
They say a Ninja never enters a building without making a mental note of three or four ways to get back out in an emergency. If layoffs […]

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How’s your instant messaging habit? Under control? Trying to quit? You can quit any time you want, but you just need to send this one more message… last time you swear?
Instant messaging can be a great productivity tool, and as we’ve discussed before, real-time communication is often the medium of choice for younger professionals. But […]

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This morning we’re initiating a new category of office pranks. If you’ve got pranks you’d like to share, send them in.
This little doozy is an annoying prank you can pull on anyone who has a Windows computer. In essence, when the victim is away, you take a screenshot of their desktop. Then you turn off […]

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This is part three of a five part post on How To Save Your Job. Here is Part One and Part Two. Look for Part Four Tomorrow.
The Late Surge Technique
So far we’ve discussed how to anticipate layoffs, and we’ve outlined strategic moves you can make to align yourself with the likely survivors of any downsizing. […]

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We’re right in the teeth of the start of the flu season. Losing days to an illness is not only a pain in the neck, it can also wreck havoc with your best laid plans. After all, how can you play hooky next spring… calling in sick and spending the opening day at Wrigley Field… […]

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