This week, I've seen a website launched by a person in order to try and get a job at a specific company, and another website where someone used the word "princess" in their job description. And no, they aren't a high-class call girl. It's all making me a bit uncomfortable - and I know I'm not ...
It's been bothering me a little lately that some people have been describing me as a workaholic, I think that university effectively rewards workaholism and in the real world it's easier to avoid. Here are a list of reasons I've come up with (feel free to suggest more!): No distinction between work place and home place, ...
I saw in 2009 with my boyfriend. It was just the two of us. We were just moving in together "officially" (yes, I had been in Canada a really short amount of time for that to happen - long story) and we were sorting out the apartment. We drank some champagne and went swimming. It ...
For my last two years of school, I was at a fancy English boarding school. This is not something I write about or talk about much, because it was not the most enjoyable experience (so, normal for high school!). However like everything, there are some important lessons for life that I got out of it. 1. ...
I've been offered several great opportunities lately, and because of where I am in life (finishing up grad school, building my CV to find a job in the next 6 months or so) I plan on taking all of them. My boyfriend and some of my friends call me a workoholic. I'm OK with that - ...
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I offended someone recently. I really would never have meant to do that... but unfortunately I did. Does spending some much time with people who are "on the spectrum" make you less attuned to people's feelings yourself? I wonder. Anyway, I guess to summarize I thought I was suggesting something that would be easier for her ...
I have a confession about almost every big decision I've made. Going to Edinburgh, working in the US the first time, training in China, coming to Canada. Someone else suggested it to me. The other big things have mostly been opportunities, that I've said yes to. Each one of these has taken me outside of my comfort zone. ...
Sacha wrote a lovely post about her free time, and how she protects it. This led me to her reflections on overtime and the whole concept of "having too much time on your hands" by herself and by Cory Doctorow. (Incidentally, it's great when people have large archives and link back to stuff you haven't ...
I was reading random posts on Penelope Trunk's blog last week when I came across one on perfectionism. Basically, she was saying that perfectionism is stupid. I have some perfectionist tendencies, but I'm not going to argue with this. I think perfectionism can mean you avoid the feeling of OK, what next, what's inspiring me today? ...
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