Category Archives: 9 to 5 Culture
My Last 9 to 5 Job
I’ve had a few people ask me what my last traditional office job actually was like. Where did I work? What did I do? Was that the job that pushed me over the edge?
The answer to the last question is a resounding “yes”. In fact, the day I lost that job, [...]
How to Ask for Time Off From Work
His door is slightly ajar. You can almost feel the hot coffee-laden breath and steely eyes of your boss bowling you over as you tip-toe gingerly into his office. 100 thoughts flash through your mind. “Maybe I don’t need the time off. What if he fired me for asking? No, [...]
Don’t Read this Article
…if you are at work, that is!
In fact, you might want to close this entire website from your browser. You don’t want to be caught reading “The Great Office Escape” on your job! And it doesn’t matter if you clear the search history or not. Your IT department sometimes has programs that [...]
Becoming Your Work
It’s amazingly easy to lose yourself in your job. Let’s face it – the majority of us spend more than half of our waking hours at work – 9 hours a day, 5 days a week. When we come home at night (and the sun has already been down for an hour) it’s [...]
The Fallacy of 8 Hour Workdays
Take a look back and the last time you had a week off (or more) and didn’t actually go on vacation. I’m assuming you didn’t just sit around the whole week getting absolutely nothing accomplished. You probably did some cleaning, did some chores, or fixed something at least once. You were productive [...]
Job Comparisons: Before and After
My apologies for the lack of updates the last two weeks. I’ve been busy working on the web-developing side of things, and have an internship which begins tomorrow working with some Flash and XHTML projects. Speaking of which, I was thinking about the completely different directions and traits my current and former careers [...]
Outside the Office
Are office jobs bad for your health? Based on my own personal experience, I’d have to say “yes.”
I have noticed a few nice changes in my health since the day my most recent office job ended in November. (I am a currently unemployed student who is beginning to take on web development projects [...]
A Very Bad Career Choice
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. That’s pretty [...]
5 Ways to Deal With Nosy Co-workers
There are many mornings when I just want to be left alone at work. I may be tired, stressed out, busy, or just plain not happy to be in the office. What ever my reasoning may be, it does not make me happy when co-workers come up to me and invade my personal space with [...]
Sneaky Resume Tips for the “Unemployable”
So, you really need that job, huh?
Despite the nature of this website as being, shall we say, “anti-job” I’m only too aware of the need we sometimes have to take the plunge into the 9-t0-5 world. Perhaps you just need some part-time income while pursuing your real entrepreneurial dreams. Or maybe you recently [...]
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