Career Management Monday, December 15, 2008 When I took my first real job – you know the one you have to explain to people when you get out of college – I was pretty excited. Finally out of that school environment, past the theory, now on to the real world feeling. My first manager asked… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Wisconsin
Career Management Monday, August 25, 2008
What a wonderful weekend, in retrospect. Saturday, Kate and I spent all day at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe, WA. The Evergreen Fair is small enough to easily navigate and enjoy the time and big enough to not be boring. We saw lots of cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, rabbits – and lots and lots… Continue Reading
Brett Loses His Personal Identity with Retirement Change
Most people who read this site know that I am a full-fledged Green Bay Packer fan. Moving from Wisconsin to Illinois (to have to put up with the Bears!), I specifically selected DirecTV because I could buy all NFL games during the season. Including the Packers. Moving to Seattle-land allowed me to join the 300-strong… Continue Reading
Symbols are more than symbols
There was a Governor in the State of Wisconsin who always wore a red vest. Everywhere. Candidates running for political office are constantly seen with flags in the background. Some presidents land on ships and declare “mission accomplished.” All of these things are symbols and are meant to portray something more than the symbol itself…. Continue Reading
Brett Favre Retires
Many of you know that I was born and raised in Wisconsin and along with that comes the pride, joy, and tremendous stress from being a Green Bay Packer fan. Whether it was watching the “ice bowl” with Dallas in the 1960′s or the Super Bowl win in the 1996-1997 season, the Packers are my… Continue Reading
Green Bay Packers are 3-0
Here’s a little known secret about me: I’m rationale, logical, and a cubicle warrior thinking man. But when the NFL season starts, I’m all about the Green Bay Packers. I even subscribe to the premium NFL package on DirecTV just so I can watch their games every week even though I am in the Seattle… Continue Reading
Missing Privacy in Job Searches
Your privacy on job boards is taking a hit from a couple different areas. It is another reason to “live your life on the front page of a newspaper.” Both courtesy of Cheezhead (Hey! I’m naturally attracted to the name since I was born and raised in Wisconsin), a blog that watches the job market…. Continue Reading
Two Days of Nothing
As the summer winds down here in the Northern Hemisphere, I have the sense of endings before new beginnings. This has been a whirlwind year with lots of (normal) changes in my life. But I think the sheer pace of change finally caught up with me at the end of last week. And starting Friday… Continue Reading
Vacation — 2007
Just a quick post to let you know that we’re on vacation this week, so the writing will be limited. We’re in Door County, Wisconsin and staying at a house for the week. Very little cell phone access and even less Internet access — so this is a very old skool vacation. I’m writing this… Continue Reading
What the Wisconsin protests mean for your career
photo credit: BlueRobot Wisconsin has seen protests over a so-called budget repair bill from the Governor that have not happened since the Vietnam war. Tens of thousands of protesters have descended on the capital in Madison, WI (where I live) to protest the bill and to protest its signing after having passed the Republican Senate… Continue Reading