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Business Communication: An Oxymoron; or, Corporate-Speak That Annoys Me

I was a business major in college. (Marketing and Economics – woot woot, I’m a fun guy! Anybody want to talk about segmentation strategies or linear regression?) At that point in my youth, like most college students, I was naive and optimistic. I assumed that by graduating with an undergraduate business degree, I would automaticallyContinue reading “Business Communication: An Oxymoron; or, Corporate-Speak That Annoys Me”

Life After Work; or, Thoughts on Being “Retired” At 32

Most of the regular readers here know I quit my job in December to be a full-time dad to our new baby girl. (If you didn’t know, consider yourself caught up.) It’s now July. I’ve been *not* working for at least six months, am not seeking a job, and have no plans to seek aContinue reading “Life After Work; or, Thoughts on Being “Retired” At 32″

Adulting So Hard, Part 1: Managing

In the last six months, I became a parent, a teacher, and a boss. And thus died the years of my youth, free of responsibility. Today’s post is about my recently departed job, and on moving from an “individual contributor” (read: peon) to “manager” (read: still peon, but now with the added weight and responsibilityContinue reading “Adulting So Hard, Part 1: Managing”