I want to start this post off by saying that I love bartenders. I respect them and the job they have to do. I am by no means attempting to degrade or downplay the bartending profession. This post is actually my way of communicating my envy of the role of a bartender.  Now on to my post…

Have you ever had one of those days/weeks/months/years where you find yourself just looking to get away, more specifically, away from your job? Away from the constant demand of your time, the responsibility, the daily battles with coworkers and bosses, the ridiculous BS that … Continue Reading

Every day you hear more news about people losing their jobs, getting pay cuts, their bonuses dropped, or other benefits downgraded. It is unfortunate and undoubtedly taxing on people’s happiness and satisfaction with their life. When monetary benefits are scarce people look to other types of compensation and rewards to help maintain satisfaction and keep your best talent around.

For myself, I know that what I value in a job is generally the same in every case whether it is my current position or if I am looking at new jobs. One of the most important things to me, and I … Continue Reading

On a daily basis in a work/business environment, we are inundated with titles. VP of this and that, Director of X, Business Development Rep, Sr. Engineer, and so on and so on.  Some people get inventive with their titles, particularly in smaller organizations or companies where there is less of a standardized and bureaucratic structure in existence.

Certainly there are logical and necessary reasons to have positions and career paths to be able to differentiate between responsibilities and so forth.  As with many things in life, titles, in my opinion, are ok in moderation. But when do they become useless, self-promotional, … Continue Reading