Well, it finally happened. I became another victim of the modern “replaceable human labor” movement at work. I lost my job, and the reason given was that they wanted to create a new part-time job sometime down the line, and that the position wouldn’t be necessary.
So, while I consistently and unwaveringly shout the [...]

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I hear the federal minimum wage in the United States is being raised to $7.25 by 2009. Celebrate good times! I think I’ll do a little dance in the street. Right.
While this is a nice little step forward from our intellectually challenged government, it isn’t really anything most people could hope to [...]

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What are some of the the worst careers you can think of?
Ditch digger? No. You get to be outside.
Guard at a prison for the criminally insane? Maybe. At least the pay is pretty good.
Assembly line worker? Definitely possible. Long hours of doing the same thing over and over again. [...]

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Ask just about any sane, rational person if they would like a stress-free career where they would earn six-figures per year (or more) and they’ll readily agree.
The problem is that this kind of earning potential rarely comes without stress and a good deal of work. So then we are left with two options while [...]

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I’m sure things didn’t look like this ten years ago. Consider this scene:
Late Fall, 2007, Portland, Oregon.
A crowded light-rail train at rush hour close to full with people returning home from work (myself included.)
It was just short of 6pm. To my right stood a man in a black suit and blue tie with [...]

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