Category Archives: Career

The month in review

Posted on December 2, 2008 by

Let’s recap what’s been going on in the last month: History was made! Barack Obama was elected President of the United States!  I am very optimistic that this will lead to a brighter future in the long run. I was … Continue reading →

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Endings and beginnings

Posted on November 3, 2008 by

Endings: Last week I was laid off by my employer (along with many others).  It’s bittersweet: while as usual I can’t really say much about work I can say that I believe it’s a good company that has a lot … Continue reading →

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Memento mori: on doctors, stress and my life today

Posted on October 9, 2008 by

Memento mori – remember that you are mortal. At least I learned something in Latin class back in high school [OK, so Sister Paul also taught us Ubi o ubi est sububi? but I’ll leave that to you to figure … Continue reading →

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Job anxieties and calming(?) music

Posted on December 13, 2007 by

I’m sitting here listening to All the Strange, Strange Creatures and pondering my immediate future. It’s looking more and more like we’ll be facing yet more layoffs this year and so I’m keeping my eyes peeled for better options. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Late night worries…

Posted on May 22, 2007 by

Having a career in an industry that is under a constant cloud of layoffs, cutbacks and outsourcing and which is getting smaller here in the U.S. every day, I often find myself unable to sleep.  Last week I spent many … Continue reading →

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Stormy night

Posted on April 3, 2007 by

It’s just past midnight now and it’s storming outside… a welcome change from the usual weather around here (I like a good thunderstorm… if there’s one thing I miss about my college days it’s late night drives to chase and … Continue reading →

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Survivor: The Workplace Edition

Posted on February 27, 2007 by

A close friend of mine got laid off today at work… it’s much like a twisted version of “Survivor” anymore, except after a while you start to realize that being the last person left on the island is in many … Continue reading →

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