TheJobBored

A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
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Dreaming of a better job? You know the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Our friends at HRWorld have an interesting list of jobs that aren’t all they’re cracked up to be (and a second list of jobs that are probably better than you think).
It’s funny, every dream job ends up […]

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It’s only one week of data, but it’s not good. And it’s not good in such a sharply noticeable way that it’s weighing on the market.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 69,000 in the week ended Jan. 26, reaching 375,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It marked the highest level since early October — […]

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/Use_A_Stock_Screener_To_Find_Out_Who_s_Hiring’;Here’s a quick job search hack for ye. Clients ask all the time: “How do I figure out who’s hiring?” Especially when the job market is tight, people don’t want to waste their time chasing openings that don’t actually exist.
My first answer is always: check the want ads. Sounds dumb, I know, […]

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From the “not sure what to make of this” file, BuzzFeed alerts us to a new “trend” out of Japan: employers giving their employees heartbreak leave to grieve after a bad breakup.
Now, the trend only consists of one small company so far. And it’s odd that this is a Japanese company. I thought the Japanese […]

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I figured out the other day that at this point I’ve had more laptops in my life than I’ve had desktops. This is of course because the average lifespan of my desktops is far greater… I’m murder on my laptops. I make no apologies for this, though. My desktop is always there, humming away at […]

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I’ve posted before about doing personal web stuff (read: time wasting) at work.
Here are two more excellent options. They are both web proxies, which hide your IP address while you roam the internet and help you by-pass workplace filtering systems.
If you can’t get through to your LastFM account, or Facebook account or favorite instant messaging […]

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I don’t know if your cable company has this, but I started watching this new program on the Mojo channel this weekend called Start-Up Junkies. It’s exactly what the name says it’s about: people who love working for start-up companies. The show’s sort-of superficial and fascinating all at the same time… which is exactly like […]

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Now you too can captivate an audience like the Turtle-Necked One does!
BusinessWeek has a quick tutorial that I might re-title, How To Speak Like A Cult Leader For Fun and Profit (though, if you’ve seen Apple’s stock since the last MacWorld presentation, maybe the mojo has worn off).
All joking aside, there are some really useful […]

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A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
I was forwarded this link by about 7 different readers today. Given the opening of the new Rambo movie in theaters today, I simply could not resist posting. Please, please give all credit […]

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