PinnedLayoff Notices: What They Say and What They Really MeanReal quotes from layoff notices tech CEOs sent to their employees… along with translations to what they may really mean.Jan 23, 2023Jan 23, 2023
PinnedJob Postings: What They Say vs. What They Really MeanIt’s a good time to translate job postings — from what they say…to what they really mean.Jul 27, 202111Jul 27, 202111
Moving to SubstackI’m consolidating all of my articles (the archive and everything forthcoming) on my new substack newsletter, Heigh Ho.Feb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
Is Your Job Description Full of Scrap?A colleague, Zack, sent me a job announcement describing a role in his company he thought I’d be perfect for.May 26, 2022May 26, 2022
We Won’t Let Go of the Handshake“We Must Charge at Each Other with Appendages Extended”Mar 11, 2022Mar 11, 2022
Hard-to-Believe Reviews for the New HeadShapes Mindfulness App!No10Q Software introduces HeadShapes™ — the mindfulness app that gets your head, and your hubby’s, into shape. Read the “real” reviews…Sep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021
Give Employees Dog Poop in Their Meditation Rooms?At the small consulting company in northern California where I was employed during the tech boom of the late 1990s, we had eight or nine…May 24, 2015May 24, 2015