I just saw this tweet…

…and it reminded me of a story I’ve retold under the right circumstances for years, but never written down.
So a few years ago, I was a Lead Developer at Harte-Hanks Response Management, working on the IBM account. We were in the final stages of a huge project with a Monday [...]

I’ve been watching the news about the situation in Haiti with a heavy heart. The brief blurbs on the network news don’t even begin to do it justice. I strongly urge you to read this article:
Redefining tragedy when everything around you, as bleak as it is, suddenly disappears
I have to say, though, it’s really cool [...]

While the rest of the world is experiencing job cuts and hiring freezes, it seems that there’s always an opportunity at Wal*Mart, regardless of your experience:

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Yup, the economic news for the new year isn’t what any of us had hoped. U.S. unemployment held at just under 10%, but only because 661,000 workers have “removed themselves from the workforce”, a euphemism meaning they’ve given up looking for a job because they believe none are available. The picture’s not particularly brighter [...]