Archive for October, 2008

I have worked through several bad economies. The average company will immediately put in cost-cutting measures. By this, I mean that they will limit things like travel and office expenses. Every company I have worked for has done this. Most companies don’t look for ways to grow during an economic downturn. One company I worked [...]

A couple of my colleagues have their laptops physically connected and wired, in other words, they don’t use a docking station. They never take their computers home. This is impossible for me because I’m often required to do additional work away from the office. Both of these co-workers are a higher level than me and [...]

Every now and then I have to get on a plane and fly to another country. I don’t enjoy doing it. It’s cool to travel somewhere a couple of times and get a feel for another country and its people, but after awhile it become tedious and tiring. I never divulge where I’ve been when [...]