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E-mail me!. Unfortunately, I can’t answer every question, but I do try to do as many as I can. To increase your chances of getting your question answered, please limit yourself to two-three reasonably sized paragraphs and try to figure out what your real problem is. Punctuation and capitalization are pluses.
All HR people are evil, it’s in our job description. Or at least, that seems to be the prevailing theory. In reality, there’s just more going on behind the scenes than most people know. I’m here to demystify your Human Resources department and tell you just why you worked your tail end off all year and still got a 1.7 percent bonus.
Nope, I wouldn’t give up my spouse (assuming I had one) to telecommute.
One thing I’m trying to do while I’m unemployed is cultivate superior time management skills so I can do the following:
A. Get more done while I’m actually at home.
B. Not slack so much that it’s harder to adjust when I go back to work.
C. Be able to make a case for telecommuting in the future if I find a job that will allow it.
I’ve started a Spanish course to improve my employability, have a ton of old files to go through and shred, and I am starting another blog for employers to see. I’m busier now than I was at my old job. I wish I could do this all the time, but it doesn’t pay anything. 😛