Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
I don’t recommend having a bad attitude at work. It is miserable. You’re miserable and consequently, you make everyone around you miserable. But this is a brief guide in how to survive and get away with it until you can find another job. (This is not an indefinite strategy. It never is.)
For many years I [...]
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After reading that miserable article, I was IM’ing with a friend of mine at Complex Diagrams. (He’s a UI designer I know.) It struck me that what I really wanted to write was an article about the skills that have served me most in life, not just school, but the actual office.
1. Being able to [...]
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Sometimes, you get what you wish for, and sometimes it’s not good.
Lately I’ve made myself so valuable to a project that I’m sacrificing my vacation to get some tasks done on my project. It sucks and I’ve had to get several people on board so I can carry vacation over into 2009. (It’s usually use-or-lose [...]
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Last week, someone at work left. He’d been with the company for a while. He’s kind of left me up a creek without a paddle. It’s not horrible, but it was a little stunning. Folks are now looking at me for some serious leadership. It’s a big opportunity for me.
The bigger thing was that my [...]
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Go read this article by Miel at Dual Income No Kids and just be thankful that the price of bread doesn’t rise 300% in 2 weeks.
Inflation is the great eroder of resources. Make sure you get yours every year on your annual pay increase. The years I got a 2% raise after giving my company [...]
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BostonGal says, “Seeing how many people are on the Millionaire in the Making list due in part to secure state, government, or military pension plans is becoming a bit of a downer for me. Should I try to start a second career as a state or government employee? Just so I can get guaranteed income [...]
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I’m super excited. Even though I have to spend a lot of money on gas for my new engagement, I am excited because this office is insanely casual. There’s some manual work going on there and some of the staff wears jeans and *ugh* flip-flops. I hate flip-flops with a passion, but that is neither [...]
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First off, if you are not allowed to share your salary. DON’T. It’s usually grounds for getting fired so check your employee handbook before you do it.
After reading Jim’s story on salary sharing, and the accompanying NY Times article, I’ll give you a Marxist economic analysis of why you should share your salary. (I’m joking [...]
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Sometimes I like to browse the hardcore geek blogs like Gizmodo, Engadget, Life After Coffee, etc. One that I like to read is a general geek blog called Scobleizer. He’s a former Microsoftie, who is slightly controversial for using his blog as a PR tool for his company’s products. But hey, we all have to [...]
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Now that I covered the non-financial side of my departure from my last job, I will cover the financial side as much as I can. Every place is different. Each time is different but I hope I can offer you something here for your next transition.
The first thing is that I was leaving around the [...]
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