Workaholic - cause and effect

What really causes us to be workaholics? Some say that, because of the downsizing of corporations or corporations “hunkering down” to save costs, employees are made to work longer or employees feel that if they do not go the “extra mile” at the office, they will be let go. Still others say that high technology [...]

Applying for a job in 2008

In our down economy in the USA, it can be a little depressing when looking for a job. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are over 4.7 million people unemployed. Total unemployment rate is 4.8 %. The only sector with job growth is in the health care and food services industry. Now between [...]

Easter - time to reflect part deux

As we “work” ourselves into the Easter holiday here in the USA, I was caught off guard this year because of the holiday falling on March 23. Whatever happened to Easter falling on the mid weekend of April?? I am totally confused. If anyone in the blogosphere knows the answer, please post a comment.
Anyway, my [...]

Work habits - updated

The workaholic has the unsatiable desire to work and be productive. What we need to be aware of is work has to be put in a good sense of order. We are creatures of habit, whether we wake up at the same time of day, we eat the same foods for breakfast, we drive the [...]

Workaholics and the fun factor

Did you know that for the most part, our society considers workaholism as a dysfunction, even a type of disease? It shows it in some negative fashion that should be avoided at all costs. What is left out of the “equation” is the self satisfaction and even self productivity that it promotes. A self employed [...]

It’s official - we are in a RECESSION - Hooray!!!

The late breaking story from all the top economists of the USA agree that we are finally in a recession. Long time that we were in “denial!” My take is that we were in recession two years ago, only it was not too pronounced.
Here are the indicators that the economists were pointing out for [...]

Workaholics - Balance your life

I may sometimes get carried away when talking and being a workaholic, but what you should realize is that you still need “balance” in your life. Yes, working is not the “end all, be all” of anyone’s existence. It should complement what your identity is all about. We used to personally identify ourselves based on [...]

Seth Godin’s take on workaholics

Seth Godin is one my heroes in the world of work, marketing, and self employment. Not too long ago he made a post on his take on workaholic. He states that the workaholic lives in fear of his/her job in order to stay employed….that the best defense is a good attendance record.
Then he goes on [...]

Federal Labor Dept. reports lost of 63,000 job layoffs in February

The continued “apocolypse” is approaching! That is what all the political “doomsayers” are saying. Funny, I live by going against the grain of what information is being fed to me. It seems like the news media and our government are working very hard together, hand in hand, to spread this black cloud of bad news [...]

United States Presidential election and jobs

Well, we are all so consumed with the Presidentical elections….did any of the candidates promise more jobs?? NO! They are too busy with trying to make up OUR minds.
Actually, the workhaholic is probably oblivious to all this political hoopla because we are too busy with more important things! I, for one, am not going [...]