Archive for April, 2008

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that most people tend to change their perspective the longer they work in Corporate America. They experience growing pains and usually end up dissatisfied with their contributions to society. I think it’s important to understand the evolution of the American employee as they progress through the life span of [...]

One of the most ingenious ideas I saw at one of my former employers was the institution of a mentoring program. They created the program because there were certain individuals who were critical to the daily success of the company; the problem was that they didn’t have anyone to take the place of these people [...]

I’ve read quite a bit lately about how there will be ample opportunity for younger generations once the boomers retire. The thinking goes that there will be more jobs than people, creating an environment that favors the employee. Promotions will be handed out to the deserving, and the unsatisfied worker can simply leave and find [...]

Americans have one of the longest work weeks in the world. I learned this while I was employed with a very global company. I’ve also found the number of hours put in at the office to be one of the greatest points of controversy between boomers and younger generations. Boomers believe that long hours [...]

Equal Opportunity is great in principle. It’s not so great in practice. Believe me, I’m all for helping individuals who are being discriminated against because of their ethnicity, gender, age, etc. It is imperative that all employees understand the role of Equal Opportunity in the workplace to be able to better gauge their own chances [...]

I have a colleague at work who adamantly believes that networking is one of the key factors in creating a successful career. He believes this so much that he will probably stay in his current position with the hope that he will eventually be promoted by one of these future leaders of the company. I [...]

When I graduated college, I was one of the worst offenders of entitlement. Thankfully, I demonstrated some restraint and didn’t go into debt, but I definitely believed that my own merits would grant me access to higher wages and a better standard of living. I felt like I deserved these things because of the contributions [...]