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Master Post
A list of all the missions I've posted on LJ so far. With ratings, which are not included in the missions themselves. 6 means for anyone who can read; 9 means a Sue got killed; 12 means some adult themes and/or bad language.
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Some advice from employers
In this LinkedIn post Dave Kerpen lists the answers 17 young entrepreneurs gave to the question "What's the worst thing you've ever been told." The common theme among the answers is that these "bosses" expect their employees to be highly motivated to do their job and beyond, but their answers general lack in explaining how they keep their staff ( Read more... ) -
Little white lies
I thought you weren't supposed to lie on LinkedIn; it's like your online resumé, and you're nor supposed to lie on that. But at least two people I'm connected with say something that doesn't ring true to me and with a third I have a difference of opinion on what her job title should be (a PhD-student that teaches a class is not called an assistant ( Read more... ) -
sensible
It seems that sensible people think I do a good and important job at work, and that I should get to keep my job / get a contract renewal in September.
This is good news.
Sadly, it's not clear whether there are sensible people working in the places where descisions are made.
:-(
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Phising
Phising e-mails are getting more scarry. Usually I'm mostly baffled that people could fall for such a badly spelled invitation supposedly coming from their bank. But today I got an e-mail that was mostly in correct spelling and grammar and called attention to the problem of internet security. It looked very much like something a bank would actually ( Read more... ) -
Social Networking
It is said that these days the way to find jobs is through your social network. Last Thursday I got a LinkedIn update that also included a job vacancy that I found rather appealing. So this Sunday I updated my CV and wrote a motivation and applied for the job.
On Monday I received a reject. Oh well, I thought and filled the e-mail in the ( Read more... ) -
Planned Parenthood
Article in the newspaper announced someone speaking about the introduction of THE PILL 50 years ago. LJ speaks of supporting Planned Parenthood.
Can I give moral support? Paraphrase some thoughts from the article: "Better hygiene, food and health care meant that more children survived into adulthood. So less children were needed [to have some to ( Read more... ) -
Tips on writing non-fiction
Read a book yesterday called "Succes met je boek" (Good luck on your book). It's written by a "book whisperer" (if it works for horses and dogs). Many tips for writing successful non-fiction. It was rather pleasant to think things like "check" and "done that" with my own book in mind.
Then I thought about the book I'm currently "beta reading". " ( Read more... ) -
Location, location, location
Company informed me of the change of address. Google maps showed that first they had their office in a villa in a rather posh town, and now they are residing in a rural area where no effort what so ever is made to look a little bit pretty for the outside world.
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I should get one of those accomplished pictures
Or at least one that looks accomplished. I never bothered with the mood themes and now that I feel like one, it turns out I've got a pink cat staring at a laptop. How's supposed to represent accomplishment? At the very least, the cat should strike a pose on the laptop while the laptop's owner fetches the cat some food.
Anyhow, the thing I'm feeling ( Read more... )