Entries Tagged as ‘work’

May 29, 2008

why corporate jobs just don’t do it for us

Many of you X’ers are not thrilled with corporate life. You tend not to trust institutions in general and deeply resent the Boomers’ confident assumptions that you will be motivated by the same things that Boomers have long cared about.
She’s right.  And the list, 10 reasons gen xers are unhappy with corporate jobs, spells out [...]

March 26, 2008

on quitting your job

PART I: know when to fold ‘em
There’s a lot of stuff out there about how to interview or how to ask for a raise, but not as much on how or when to quit.
This isn’t the 1950s anymore and there’s far less to be said about longevity at one employer. I’m sorry, but that [...]

December 11, 2007

sharing our office space

okay, so maybe we didn’t grow into our enormous SOMA office as planned. but there are other start ups that have grown out of their offices and need more space. so we’ve decided to sublet our space and these guys are moving in with us.

here is a picture of my desk today. [...]

October 30, 2007

blur anyone?

according to my blog stats, you guys really liked the last video.  until I learn how to make good videos (thinking new years resolution?), I’ll just keep sharing those I already have.  enjoy the lip-dubbing below, which occurred when I was left alone in the office…

PS: My Birthday is in 6 days!  I’m not even [...]

October 24, 2007

the commercial that should have made me famous…

…but didn’t even get me into imdb.  see my guest appearance, two whole lines from -2:46 to-2:40

October 10, 2007

on being 20-something today

I recently read a David Brooks article in the NY Times about the new stage in life cleverly coined as the Odyssey Years. He defines this time as “the decade of wandering that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood”. He notes with confusion that those in the Odyssey Years are pushing back marriage, [...]

August 15, 2007

The Mysteries of Acronyms

Working at Intel was like acronym training. I worked in the MMBP, one of the many business units under SMG as a RCG in the FRP.
An excerpt of my job description states: “The analyst serves a central role in coordinating the combined close and reporting of DT, NB, and server revenue. As such, [...]

July 15, 2007

B A T I Q

One of the best parts about working at Intel was not having to explain my employer. This saved a lot of time on airplanes and at parties.
Six months ago, I left the cubicles of Santa Clara, CA to join two friends in a start-up. In the first month alone we obsessed over extremely [...]

June 26, 2007

Seoul Searching: June trip to S. Korea

Korea was wonderful… although seeing Seoul isn’t a fair approximation of life in the entire country (or even just the south). Seoul is a very western city– very modern, clean, christian, wealthy. Since it has been completely rebuilt, it is full of high rises and a large middle class. People take pride [...]