Check out this article by: Paul Kaihla of Business 2.0 Magazine.
http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/technology/business2_nextjobboom_cover0502/index.htm
Here is an exerpt:
“The number of workers who are delivering take-this-job-and-shove-it speeches and bailing for more rewarding, less spirit-crushing work is at a five-year high.”
Did I work in a sit-com? I have to share with you one of the last things that happened at The Company before they kicked my lovely butt out the door. This could easily be an episode of “The Office.” I suppose TV shows, movies, and comic strips are funny because they are based on nuggets of truth. (more…)
I injured my foot. Yep, all that chasing after Chip n’ Dale, Pocahontas, Pinnochio, and Mom caused my right foot to start hurting quite a bit. After a few weeks of Ibuprofin and ice, I went to the doctor. She decided to have an x-ray taken just to make sure there isn’t a small fracture. “Which diagnostic center do you want to go to?” the doctor asked. “Hmmm,” I thought “I could make an outing of this.” I chose the Providence Hospital diagnostic center in NE Portland. Why? Read on, gentle reader, read on… (more…)