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Corporate Romance: When You Just Can’t Fight That Feeling Anymore
Sheila works just a couple of aisles over from you. Her cube smells of lavender and vanilla and every time you walk by she smiles at you and you melt. You see her in the cafeteria and occasionally in meetings. Should you ask her out?
Dave is a new temp with a pair of geek chic [...]
“WHAT THE FU#K WERE YOU THINKING?!”
I was heading to Waco for the weekend to visit my best friend. At 24 I had managed to secure a lucrative position as an IT Manager at a small corporation. “IT Manager” was really just a fancy title that came with more responsibility than I cared to handle at such a young age.
When embarking [...]
Financial Planning Even When You’re Broke
I spent most of my twenties paying back student loans and credit card debt. I was too broke to even think about investing or financial planning - or so I thought.
Step 1 - Get a copy of your credit report and pay delinquent or written off debt. AVOID sites that or compannies that promise to [...]
Keep Those Emotions In Check
When I first started working in the corporate world I only focused on my job. I had tons to learn and a great teacher. I was a Network Administrator at a small vending company and I was making 50,000 a year. At 24 I thought I had hit the big time, but eventually the hours [...]
Corporate Survival: It’s Harder Than You Think
Fresh out of college, no internship, no experience, just a piece of paper that says you have the skills you need to survive in Corporate America. You don’t. College is a nice safe haven where you get to come to class when you want. You create your schedule, you decide when you want to leave [...]