13 Reasons I will NEVER get a job...

Colin Daymude is keeping it real and  has some insights to share.

I so much appreciate his article, except that -"lazy" part.
Laziness is nothing but a virtue.
It is.
It is! 


Let me try again.
I very much agree with his article, except with this part:

9. Your Resume Stinks


[...] Take out some words and add a few graphs or charts that are easy to read. It will immediately catch someone’s eye and it will resonate with another 33.33% of the population who are visual learners (come on, we all like to look at pictures).

Ok - graphs, charts - all dandy and great. But in your resume?!

Colin, get back on your rocker! Now! 

Other than that: this sweet man has some juicy and timeless advice I have been following, and  - shall yet again  - utilize going forward.
Colin! COLIN! 

 13 Reasons you will never get a Job

Union musings - I'm not the only one!

The job shopping continues and I've had a couple of offers extended to me.
One of which was amazingly low-paying temp work in a unionized environment.
Yes! On top of the low wages one would have to accept union dues being deducted regularly.

This is just one reason why I have a problem with modern day unions. I've worked in unionized organizations before and it was an extremely rigid, aggressive, uncaring, unfair, slow experience.
I thought I must be crazy for feeling this way, the self-proclaimed Leftist and downright Communist I consider myself to be.
I know what unions have done for workers historically. This was such an important battle!
But I learned that as a worker in today's landscape I am not alone with my unusual point of view! PostLibertarian has summed it up nicely:

Why I Don't Like Unions

I am having difficulties with this but it's how I see it.