When I went to my first job interview to be a teaching intern, I was asked the standard question. “Do you love children”. My response was this: Image by Getty Images via @daylife I know that’s a standard question that the interviewee is supposed to gush over with not only yes, but yes, yes, yes, [...]
Do You Watch FAS-TV?
September 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
FAS-TV [Free Agent Source TV], is a Youtube video based program of discussion of the world of work by Steve Pruneau and Daniel DiGriz of Free Agent Source (yours truly from the Rules of Work blog). Far from a sales pitch for FAS, the discussion runs the gamut of issues related to contracting, freelancing, solopreneurship, [...]
Three Eras of Work
July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been through three generations of work, so far, in my lifetime. The bootstrap era, the authoritarian era, and the era of free agents. The Bootstrap Era: When I was young and jobless, seemingly talentless, and officially skill-less, my grandparents would describe the world of work: You go where they’re hiring, you do what they’re [...]
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