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Frank Goodberry
Frank Goodberry sighs loudly and throws another crunched up piece of paper into the wastepaper bin that sits against the wall, between his filing cabinet and his liquor cabinet. The liquor cabinet sees an awful lot more use than the filing cabinet does, that's for sure. There's very little inside that filing cabinet, as early into his career Frank Goodberry decided he probably didn't need to file that much stuff, so he wouldn't bother. It's a bit of a waste of space, to be honest, but his wife insisted he get one. It's been seven years since he had an actual job, a real tangible job, the kind of job that government officials are always trying to tout the numbers of. The kind of job where you get a regular pay check in return for providing some kind of service, such as working in a shop or filling things with concrete. Frank Goodberry hasn't had one of those jobs for seven years. For the last seven years he has been trying to make it on his own, trying to become self employed, self reliable, self something else. Working for the man no longer interests him, he's had enough of 'the Man', whoever that is. Unfortunately for Frank Goodberry, he's not had a great time of earning money without the interference of 'the Man'.
By Dylan Copeland8 years ago in Journal
Ways to Screen Job Candidates for Strategic Thinking
Ever wondered how bad employees get good jobs? It's actually pretty common, and for the manager or CEO, this concept is anything but trifling. Entrepreneurs and business owners want the best and brightest in their boardrooms, but that doesn't always commence. While this may be encouraged through poor managing, oftentimes your employees aren't strategizing in the right ways.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Journal
Battling the Opioid and Substance Abuse Epidemic
Before I graduated college, I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. I only figured out my next steps the Wednesday before graduation which was the following Saturday. That Wednesday was the day that I received the job offer. A job offer with a salary much lower than I was expecting but in the field I had and have a passion for. You do not do counseling for the money, but that is a story for another time.
By Alex McGowan8 years ago in Journal
Best Jobs for Baseball Fans
Baseball is easily one of the greatest sports in the world — easily, and you can't fight me on this. It's also one of the most unique out of the rest simply because the concept behind it. And I know that baseball fans can agree with me on this.
By C.C. Curtis8 years ago in Journal
Team-Building Activities for Modern Australian Companies
A work-performance study on Australian workers has shown that there are many factors affecting employee engagement, including working conditions, annual wage, and job security. However, there is one more important factor to consider and that is how the employees function as a part of a team. You see, even when the individuals have immense potential and talent, if they are not able to join their strengths with the common goal of making a business more successful, their projects are bound to fail. It is up to the managers to prevent that from happening by building well-connected and well-functioning teams. Fortunately, there are some great team-building activities that can help you with that.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Journal
Following Your Dreams vs. Following Money
When you were a kid, everyone told you to follow your dreams. To do what you were passionate about. Sometimes what were passionate about doesn't necessarily pay the bills. For a lot of people, this is a reality we all face. Now, I'm a millennial (yes, I know), and growing up we were always told we could have it all, just because we wanted it. I discovered growing up that you can't have it just because you want it. So were thrown into adult-hood or "adulting" as we call it, with no experience and no actual education about the world and how it works. There's certainly no financial classes that are mandatory in school (which there should be) so a lot of us are lost when it comes to money. All of my friends in college are so stressed about money. It's an uncomfortable subject. A lot of us end up working for money for the rest of our lives, throwing away what we truly are passionate about because the reality for a lot of people is; passion doesn't pay bills. So what a lot of us do it end up in boring jobs that we aren't passionate about but pay well. Can you have it all?
By Jada Mouton8 years ago in Journal
You CAN Do It!
At one point in my life I started to feel that I wasn’t good enough to achieve what I wanted. I want to tell you, that the thought was WRONG! If you have thoughts like that sometimes, don’t let them bully you into thinking you are not worth anything.
By Samantha Nolan8 years ago in Journal
Relinquishing Armor
To be an actor requires levels of strength that are taken for granted in everyday life. To stand on a stage, in front of a camera, and exploit your experiences to become someone else requires a lot of us. A lot of courage, a lot of compassion, and crazy amounts of vulnerability. But what do these things even mean?
By Amelia Clare Wright8 years ago in Journal
