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11 Sep 2023 4 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
The idea of an 8-hour job for many is a fantasy from a time that was generation or two ago. The fact is, most people are working a regular job if they are lucky and then at least one gig on the side for extra income. If you balance your living costs...
3 Sep 2023 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
Labor Day in 2023 is probably more synonymous with BBQs, a day off work, sleeping in, and enjoying one last blowout before summer ends than what it’s original meaning was associated with. The day’s of dangerous involvement in collective bargaining an...
30 Aug 2023 3 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti
Business executives and managers do a lot of stupid things, especially when they work in large organizations where they are not "working managers." What I mean by this is essentially, managers who spend their entire day in meetings or typing memos ab...
22 Aug 2023 2 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti
So, I've finally achieved a big personal milestone, accomplishing and receiving my first IT degree in network administration and security. It's not a big deal in the larger scheme of things; by many opinions industry certifications are worth more. Ho...
15 Aug 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
I'm tired. I'm really, really tired. I've been working non-stop the last three weeks with two big writing project back to back. 123 tasks later, I'm genuinely fried. The last three days have been the worst, with a collective amount of 10 hours of sle...
10 Aug 2023 5 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
I've always dealt with having to prove, work, network and push harder than my counterparts. It's not because I'm an expert or an egotistical ass; unfortunately, my challenge is my skin color. I'm not white enough. My father never quite understood the...
28 Jun 2023 6 minute read 1 comment WinterYeti
When I first graduated from college, back in the early 1990s, we were experiencing the first recession since the 1970s. The 1980s had been the big boom decade, what conservatives fondly refer to as the "Reagan Years." It wasn't all that rosy, but tim...
16 Jun 2023 4 minute read 2 comments WinterYeti
Each generation faces its unique set of challenges. In the case of Generation Z, born between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s, it's becoming increasingly clear they face distinct financial hurdles that their parents and grandparents probably didn't...
30 May 2023 4 minute read 3 comments WinterYeti
A recent post on Reddit noted a problem a job candidate had. He was highly favored as a hiring pick, but then the company's CEO decided the applicant's hiring essay was written with artificial intelligence (AI). To add insult to injury, the company w...
26 May 2023 3 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti
Artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked lots of debates about its impact on various industries and now even daily life. While many discussions have focused on AI's potential to automate manual labor, its disruptive influence on knowledge-based profe...
