I just got back from an HR conference. Indeed, an exciting time was had by all.
One of the more interesting lectures at this conference concerned social networking and hiring best practices. Apparently, most of my colleagues use Facebooks and the Google to screen potential hires. Since your profile is considered public domain, there’s nothing illegal [...]
Archive > June 2009
The perils of social networking
good grief
I wish I could do something to fix this.
Make a casserole. Hook a scarf. Buy everyone dinner. Give her a hug. Bring her back.
As the youngest person there, I inadvertently became the center of attention. They toasted my pithy achievements a little too loudly. I blushed. [...]
about fucking time.
Last Friday was a good day. I felt confident, energized, and playful.
Also, beautiful.
I know that the amount of bodily scrutiny and criticism I am subjected to to is trivial, compared to women of size. Nevertheless, the pressure to conform to the beauty standards is very real. I’m fucking tired [...]
Word to your god
Apparently, there exists an inverse correlation between the sharpness of my snarkometer and the ambient temperature.
During my ride home from work today, I spotted two men in suits.
I looked at them a little more closely, wondering why they were dressed so formally in this heat. As soon as I figured it out (teh Mormoms, [...]