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Using Social Networking Websites on the Job: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Since the beginning of the 2000's social networking websites such as Friendster, MySpace, and Facebook have become a huge hit across the globe. However, is it a good idea to use these websites to find the job of your…
How Productive Are You at Work?

More than any other class of employee, I think office workers are the most prone to lapses in productivity. They send long emails, read articles, chat online, check Facebook, etc.—all of this on company time. I'm not…
It Is What It Is! Lame Business Terms of the Decade

DailyFinance has a neat article up about the most annoying, redundant, and otherwise loathsome business phrases of our rapidly ending decade. Here are some highlights: Meta: I actually like this term, but I'm also awa…
How Do You Handle Bad Days at Work?

Work can suck sometimes. You chair is uncomfortable, your boss is giving you too much work, your customers are annoying—whatever. I'm normally pretty good at tolerating such tribulations, since I figure each is eithe…
What I've Learned from Working Retail

The day has finally come where I've decided to start looking for a different job. After hours of conversation with my Father's wife, it's time—and, well, I'm terrified. Let me explain: I started working at a popular…
Are You Worth More than Minimum Wage?

I've had many jobs. I can't even remember some of the jobs I've had. One year I had 7 W-4's come in the mail, plus I had some under the table tutoring gigs that I didn't account for. There have been times where I woul…
Dollarish Digest: On Jobs, Spending

We're wrapping up another week here at Dollarish — how's work been treating you? Here are our top five articles over the past seven days, in case you missed them:Telemarketing Pet Peeves — Hey, I'm Just Doing My Job —…
Telemarketing Pet Peeves — Hey, I'm Just Doing My Job

Although I only worked at Vacation Tour and Travel for two months, I learned a lot in my time as a telemarketer.First off, people are rude and hang up on you. Some right away, some make an excuse then quickly hang up b…
Tell Us Your Job Interview Horror Stories!

Job interviews are like first dates times a thousand. You try to dress your best, think of a bunch of impressive things to say, and are absolutely overflowing with hope from start to finish. But, like so many first d…
That's Not My Job: Redux

My recent That's Not My Job post received a couple of interesting comments I thought were worthy of front page attention. To review: In my original post, I wrote about how it's important in the working world to under…