http://employaidblog.com Uncut Observations on the Working Life Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:43:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From College to Cubicle Employaid is thinking Career Placement!   We're committed to being a resource to upcoming college grads who are entering the workforce. In September, we're shooting videos about the whole college to work scene. Whether you or someone you know is  in career entry mode, or you can remember that ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/08/27/college-is-overget-a-job/ I am writing this tonight on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia.  It is a place I never thought I would visit.  A world of mystery, harshness, and over-reaching government.  Of all the places to find an analogy to life in corporate America, this was the last place I thought I would find ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/08/05/dont-pick-up-the-bait/ So, you go to the doctor for a check-up.  Or maybe you're there to get some tests.  Everything's fine, you're feeling like you, and things are cool until you get to the office.  At some point you get taken into a room and are told to take off your clothes ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/07/30/wearing-the-paper-dress/ How often have you been introduced to someone, and the first question you're asked is, "What do you do?" Probably more than a few times. It's a fact of life: people judge others by where they work, and what they earn. In certain circles, people are judged by how many ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/whose-portrait-is-on-your-paycheck/ Congratulations to member ccuhsnick, who's just won an Amazon gift card for entering and winning our weekly drawing.  Who's next?  It could be you!  Register and make just one comment on any piece of content on the site and be entered into the random drawing.  There are two more gift ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/another-smart-member-wins-a-prize/ With journalistic flair, author Pamela Skillings bares all - the good, the bad, the ugly - and the misery - endured by corporate employees across the United States.   Through anecdotes and characters all too painfully real, Pam recounts the corporate life that sent her packing from her own circle of ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/escape-from-corporate-america/ Congratulations to the first $50.00 Amazon Gift Card winner, peteybear!  Thanks for being a Member, and commenting on the site!   There are still 3 more Gift Cards up for grabs in our weekly drawing, along with the brand new, magnificent 8 GB iPod Touch.    Come on, what are you waiting for?  ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/we-have-a-winner/ Just what is going on in the business world?  Has cyberspace given license to people all over the universe to lob insults, affronts and other atrocities over the Internet?   Where are the wackiest real life headlines culled from the Web and hung out in all their glory?  Meet Rodger Roeser, ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/the-corporate-rockstar-2/ One of my big goals when I started Employaid was giving people a place where they could communicate.  I found that in too many companies communication isn't encouraged but rather stifled.  So I wanted to create a place where workers from every type of career could come and learn.  A ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/participate-learn-win/ "I would have enjoyed getting together, but I did not have the time."  Or, "I wish I had more time with my family, but I haven't been able to leave work on time in months."  Are these time managment issues?  Are they an example of schedules gone wild under the ... http://employaidblog.com/2008/06/17/whats-the-secret-of-work-and-life-balance/