(Sponsored post) ‘All that glitters isn’t gold’ You’d know this especially if you have ordered a promotional branded product only to realise upon delivery that it was not what it should have been. That basically summarises the real life experience of many. Every day, in large numbers people fall prey to the flashy advertisements promising things they either don’t intend to … [Read more...]
Women Don’t Deserve Their Place in the Workforce
Let's face it. We have a major gender inequality issue in our society, specifically in the workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows women make up 46.8% of the workforce, and according to the Pew Research Center, they're also starting their careers better educated than us men. Yet somehow women are still lagging behind men in how they are paid, averaging 78.3% of the … [Read more...]
What to Do Instead of the #PayMyTuitionChallenge
I saw a disturbing trend on Twitter yesterday. Apparently people have gotten so excited about the Ice Bucket challenge going around to help support research to find a cure for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, that they decided to take a more selfish approach to it. They like to call it the #PayMyTuitionChallenge. One twit (that's what they call people on Twitter, right? :)) wrote, … [Read more...]
How to Make Your Boss Hate You
[Today you have the pleasure of enjoying a guest post swap with Robert who writes for Money Bulldog. You can find my post entitled How to Make Your Employees Hate You over on his site. Enjoy!] If you plan to enjoy an interesting and rewarding career, the relationship you have with your boss is something you really need to look after. This is about more than just the … [Read more...]
If You Can’t Ditch Your Job, at Least Get Paid More to Do It
Being an employee sucks sometimes. As I’ve been thinking about the joy hatred I have for being an employee, the best solution I can come up with for it is self-employment. I’ve thought about different jobs in different fields, but none of that seems appealing at all. But since working for myself will take me a little while longer to achieve, the next best thing is to get paid … [Read more...]