Archive for November, 2007

Facebook going Ads?

Posted on November 26, 2007. Filed under: The big bad corporate world |

I have been reading a lot of blog posts recently, about the controversial launch of an advertising platform on Facebook. One of those posts was commented by a man who, very wisely, was explaining that people don’t want to be bothered by advertising anymore and will eventually find ways to get rid of it. We [...]

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What do we get paid for?

Posted on November 19, 2007. Filed under: The big bad corporate world |

Yesterday I was at a birthday party given for one of my best girlfriends. And I was chatting with one of the other girls’ husband about work.
The guy is a consultant in the IT field, and he was telling me that the company encourages them to work from home and telecommute. But then on the [...]

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I won a cool book :-)

Posted on November 11, 2007. Filed under: Feeling Bookwormish, The big bad corporate world |

A while ago I came across Michelle Goodman’s blog, The Anti 9-to-5 Guide. This is also the title of a book she wrote, which aim is to help women figure out what to do with their careers, especially if they want to “think outside the cube”. And God knows I want to.
In one of her [...]

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Not that ambitious.

Posted on November 4, 2007. Filed under: The big bad corporate world |

Six months ago, I started a new job. I had been laid off at the end of March but within 5 weeks, had found another permanent job that matched my requirements: interesting content, short commute (30 minutes maximum), reasonable working hours, good salary and benefits.
Now last week, my boss and I had a small meeting [...]

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