Facebook went from an exclusive college thing, to a billion dollar operation in about five years. That’s probably a pretty good business plan. Now that the world has Facebook, Facebook has the world. Just like in the real world where good friends and good times are mixed with creepy guys and drive [...]
The Freedom of Work: Why Slacker Summer Jobs Rock!
June 27, 2008 - 12:30 pm
I work in a sh*t-hole on the verge of bankruptcy, and I love it. I’m currently employed by a locally owned sandwich shop/late night drunk food emporium. If it’s 2:30 in the morning, you’re hammered and you need a hot dog that’s been warming on rollers for three hours we’ve got you covered. I make [...]
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COED’s 90 Days To A Better Life
June 24, 2008 - 4:30 pm
The first day of summer has just come and gone, meaning you have an open schedule for 90 days to accomplish anything you would like until fall arrives and classes begin.
Sure, you could booze your days away by the pool–but if you want to do something more significant with your life and start this fall [...]
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The 10 Most Worthless College Majors
June 6, 2008 - 5:51 pm
College is a great place to learn and have fun. But let’s not kid ourselves, some degrees are as useless as the plot in a Michael Bay film.Here’s a list of 10 degrees that may be interesting, but do jack sh*t for you in the real world. [Holy Taco]
What (Not) to Wear to Work
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Waiting Till the Last Minute: 20% of Americans Are Chronic Procrastinators
February 7, 2008 - 3:30 pm
If you find yourself constantly putting tasks on the backburner, you are not alone.
According to Joseph R. Ferrari, a psychology professor at DePaul University in Chicago, seven out of 10 of you, a.k.a. ‘academic procrastinators,’ put off doing your schoolwork or doing it at all. Twenty percent of students, referred to as ‘chronic procrastinators,’ are [...]
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The Key to Success? Be a Nice Guy
December 1, 2007 - 4:45 pm
Tim Sanders thinks the key to your job success is likeability. Here are his keys to getting along and succeeding at your workplace.
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Making Moolah the Easy Way
September 12, 2007 - 12:00 pm
Whether you are enjoying the high life that is college – complete with parental support – or collecting change out of the couch just to get that much needed after-work-martini, coming into some extra money is a wonderful thing. Especially when you want one of these or, the newest addiction in my life, the latest [...]
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Me?! Cyberslack? What?! I Don’t Cyberslack…
August 30, 2007 - 3:00 pm
There are new statistics that say employees spend 1/5 of their work-day “cyberslacking.” I spent 3 hours busting my balls trying to bang out this article before the deadline. It took tons of “research” and “proofreading” but I finally finished it.
Check out my lengthy article about Cyberslackers after the jump!
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