Career & Employment

Fight For The Deferred Compensation You Deserve As Part Of Your Severance

Money doesn’t feel very special most of the time because we work hard for our money. When we get our paycheck or the proceeds from a successful investment, of course we deserve the money. It’s when we win the lottery or find a dollar on the street when we start experiencing that giddy feeling money sometimes brings. Receiving deferred […]

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Is It Better To Be A Full-Time Employee Or Contractor (Freelancer)?

Are you deciding between being a full-time employee or contractor (freelancer)? If so, I’ve done both and want to share with you my perspectives. According to a survey conducted by independent research firm Edelman Berland and commissioned by the Freelancers Union, more than one in three workers – 53 million Americans – is now freelancing. Today,

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How To Dramatically Increase Your Job Security For Life!

A fantastic topic came up over dinner one day regarding how to increase job security in today’s highly volatile economy.  The usual tips came up, such as: be invaluable, develop strong internal relationships, and never call in sick on a Friday (slacker).  All tips were logical, but the more we drank, the more out of

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Should I Go Back To Work Now That The Good Times Are Back?

In 2019 the labor market was extremely tight. I considered going back to work before the next downturn. I’ve been out of the workforce since 2012 living the FIRE lifestyle. One of the reasons why I left corporate America was because there was a disconnect between pay and performance. It didn’t matter how well you

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Sexual Harassment At Uber Reminds Us That HR Is Not Your Friend

One of the key takeaways from my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff, is understanding that the Human Resources department is not on your side. First and foremost, the HR department is there to protect the company from liability. After such protection is made, maybe then HR will help a troubled employee with a problem. My

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After Five Years Of Unemployment, I Finally Found A Dream Job!

I remember going to Airbnb’s Friday afternoon happy hour back in 2012. My college buddy’s wife worked as an assistant chef and invited me over. The office wasn’t very large and Joe Gebbia, one of the founders, was horsing around with a wig held together by a white headband. After speaking to Joe for about

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