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How To Tell if Your Boss is a Toolbag

Posted in January 28th, 2009
by wwds in Work-related

Admission: One of my favorite blogs is about FASHION. It’s called MagnificientBastard; where the author discusses male fashion and how us men can better and more appropriately dress ourselves. We, I need it. Frankly, I have reached the Fashion Ambivalent stage of my life where most of my fashion issues have [...]

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On Attorneys, Good and Bad, and 74-Year-Old Clients

Posted in August 1st, 2008
by wwds in Job Seeker Advice, On The Job..., Work-related

The contrary paralegal manages a two-office law firm in the southwest, as well as her young family, which consists of ‘the man’ and her three ‘dramas’ whose names are 17 (or VT = vile teenager), 11 and 8. For 15 years she has worked in almost every area of the law – seen everything, mentored [...]

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What Exactly is a Bad Boss?

Posted in July 29th, 2008
by wwds in On The Job...

Over at US NEWS today, I relate the story of one bad boss here in Minneapolis. These stories are worth repeating, if only to reinforce the notion that there are good bosses out there.
What is your definition of a bad boss? Can you share the story? Are there certain segments that have [...]

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