06 Jan ‘Leveraging the recession for RTO.’ I warned you!
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Author: Sara Causey
05 Jan “This isn’t 2008” – Part 1 (Oh really? Maybe it’s worse.)
[buzzsprout episode='11959824' player='true'] Anytime I see some идиот in the media reassuring us that we could just never have another 2008 ever, ever again, I realize we're going to see something similar or perhaps even worse. Let's take a little stroll down Memory Lane and reexamine what...
04 Jan Old, rich white dudes think you’re a bunch of whiners
Image created on Canva. We're getting really f**king close to "let them eat cake." -https://finance.yahoo.com/news/things-were-way-tougher-charlie-150000169.html So says an old, rich white man. Someone whose net worth according to Forbes is $2.3 billion says you are a whiner who doesn't know about hardship. "It might be a new year, but...
03 Jan New Year, New RTO Edicts
"More employers tell workers to RTO By Harriet Sinclair, Editor at LinkedIn News Happy New Year — now come back to the office. A flurry of companies including Vanguard Guard and Paycom Software have sent that message to employees in recent weeks, reports The Wall Street Journal....
03 Jan Bonus Episode: They Want Your Stuff
[buzzsprout episode='11888853' player='true'] While you were mistletoe'ing and hopefully enjoying a good holiday, the power brokers were power broking. You think THEY take a break from money in December? 😆 If only. Key topics: ✔️ BlackRock out here talking about "a new regime." Not a new economy, a...
02 Jan No TP = a really bad sign
Image created by me on Canva. Years ago, I briefly worked for a company that was on its way out. I didn't know it at the time - during the interview process, the managers were very careful to obscure any signs of financial trouble. But once...
01 Jan The 2023 Job Market
The investors and shareholders still expect a profit, so it’s usually the employees who bear the brunt of a bad economy. Some companies follow a tenure protocol, i.e., last one hired, first one fired. Others will use the first and second round of layoffs to...
30 Dec Will You Survive a Job Market Crash – Now Available!
Chapter 2: Don’t Rely on the People Who Created the Mess When you are snug and comfy in your bed at night, do you imagine the power brokers and fat cats care about your health and well-being? I’m going to assume the answer is no. Whenever the...
29 Dec “This isn’t 2008” 😒
The more the media talking heads tell us, "This isn't 2008" or "2008 was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. It could just neevvveerrrrr happen again" the less I believe it. In fact, the more I hear that sh*t, the more I think we're assuredly headed into The...
27 Dec What is even happening here?
Two snippets from LinkedIn News on 12/24/22. Sometimes the contradictory headlines we see are so funny you couldn't make them up if you tried. In "news" that literally any introvert could have told you: "Office staff are getting 'desk-bombed' By Ciarra Maraj, Editor at LinkedIn News Workers returning to the...