14 Jul The More “Humane Ways” to Surveil 😒
[buzzsprout episode='10884956' player='true'] "Your employees hate being monitored...
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13 Jul The Toxic Positivity Mansplainer
I'll just sit this down right here: Bold of this guy to assume that I'm incapable of doing my own research. Also bold of him to instruct me not to watch any news. To be clear: I'm not a proponent of watching 24/7 news. I think...
12 Jul This is not the data you’re looking for…
I'll be talking about this in more detail in my next Saturday broadcast, but in the meantime: Source: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm Please consider such things when evaluating whether that June Jobs Report was really as stellar as it seemed to be. 😣 *** For exclusive content you won’t find here, become...
11 Jul Bonus Episode: Interview with a Job Seeker
[buzzsprout episode='10917693' player='true'] Labor shortage! Labor shortage! No one wants to work! 🦜 How many times have you heard that? Is it even true? In this special bonus episode, I interview job seeker John Doe (not his real name, obviously) for his perspective. To protect his privacy, I utilized...
10 Jul It’s totally remote! Or is it…?
Is that job really and truly remote? ASK and find out as much as possible before you make any serious commitments: https://medium.com/@sara_causey/its-totally-remote-or-is-it-8bb2911077db...
09 Jul Saturday Broadcast 6
[buzzsprout episode='10930026' player='true'] Saturday broadcast, 7/2 - 7/8. Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news. ✔️Jobs are plentiful - 2 for every 1 unemployed person! Gas prices are down! No recession at all! Inflation is transitory! Suuuuurrreeeee. Does your personal economy feel like it's rip-roarin' and doing awesome? ✔️Zuck says if you wanna leave,...
08 Jul My Interview with The Lincoln Citizen
This morning, the jobs report told us that all is still well, sunshine and roses. We're also still hearing "Labor shortage! Labor shortage!" ad nauseum and that large numbers of people "don't want to work." Likewise, we're also hearing that gasoline prices are on the way down,...
07 Jul WELL, NO DUH!
Earlier, that headline contained the word "unexpected" but was changed. Was it unexpected? Not if you listen to my podcast or read this blog with any frequency! Remember: unemployment is considered a lagging indicator. By the time some talking head officially tells you, "Unemployment is up....
07 Jul Preparation Without Panic
[buzzsprout episode='10826405' player='true'] One common question I'm getting is: how to prepare without the panic? How to get ready for a tough economic time without being Chicken Little? Key topics: ✔️ Personally, I don't think we're headed into Mad Max or World War Z territory. Some people like to stir...
06 Jul On Budgeting, Oil Busts & Booms, etc.
Photo by Jason Briscoe on Unsplash. I will confess: I love any type of food-related flipping show. Kitchen Nightmares. Bar Rescue. Restaurant: Impossible. Love 'em. I actually learned to cook by watching the British version of The F Word. (The American version wasn't even half as...