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In the USSR, a Factory Worker Could Have More Authority Than His Boss

28 Aug 2026 2 minute read 0 comments SovietStories

There was a particular kind of person on a Soviet factory floor who didn't need an important title to be taken seriously. He might have spent twenty years working with the same machines. He knew the production line, understood how the equipment behav...

Insane Workdays Strategy

3 Oct 2025 2 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

If you've been in the workworld long enough, then you know what an insane work day or shift is. It's those windows were you're going to work a full shift and then do a whole lot more before ending the day and seeing your bed. Then, if it's a big one,...

"Why Can't I Get Hired?"

12 Sep 2025 5 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti

Look in any of the job-related forums on Reddit over the last few months and the same statement keeps getting posted. Different variations occur, but it's the same thing; a seemingly qualified person can't find a meaningful job to make a living right...

Slavery still exists -- it just evolved in different forms

6 Jul 2025 1 minute read 0 comments Debesh Choudhury

Do you think slavery has been abolished? No. Slavery still exists -- it just evolved in different forms.   Modern-day slavery manifests in various forms, including human trafficking, forced labor, and debt bondage, and even in many types of employ...

The Journey from Labor to Birth

24 Aug 2024 2 minute read 0 comments CryptoGemGR

When a woman goes into labor, it marks the beginning of an incredible journey that leads to the birth of her child. This process involves several stages, each with its own signs, challenges, and joys. Here's a simple overview of what happens from the...

Generation X - Why People Don't Get Them

23 Aug 2024 5 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

Look around for generational articles and you’re going to find plenty on Boomers, those folks who were born in the early 1960s etc., and you’re going to find plenty on Generation Z and plenty on Millennials, but you’re probably not going to find that...

Commuting, A Sign of Modern Societal Failure

11 Apr 2024 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

I hate commuting. I spent good part of my early life when I was working in my first suit-and-tie office job commuting back-and-forth in the San Francisco Bay Area. My Early Commuting Exposure At that time, I didn't have the fortune of a working car,...

Freelancing: I'm On the Other Side Now

21 Mar 2024 4 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti

So whether I wanted to or not, I took a big leap last night. I was expecting that 2024 was going to be a notable life change for me.  Of course, what I have learned over the years is that when there’s a life change it never quite happens in a predict...

WeWork Failed. Who's Next on "Redefined" Work?

7 Nov 2023 5 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Thanks to the 2020 Pandemic, a lot of conversation generated about what was the ideal workplace for the 21st century. Even now, a good amount of reaction and further evolution of that discussion continues as companies backlash against the remote work...

I'm Sick

27 Sep 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

No not pandemic sick, just normal sick; it almost seems like a rare occasion given the last three years and literally jumping across the room at the mention of a sneeze or cough. As a kid when sick, my mouth was usually stuffed with a spoonful of som...