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Office scene: Monday, January 9, 2023

Tap to view at full size. This is a still from a Zoom chat I had earlier this morning. I…

2 years ago

You’re not the boss of me, Malcolm Gladwell!

Malcolm Gladwell — who’s been described as “Joe Rogan for people who read The New Yorker” — is taking a lot…

2 years ago

Today’s scene from late-stage capitalism

I can already hear management’s response: “80 hours? Those are rookie numbers.” Be sure to read the article, which includes…

4 years ago

New year, new office

I’m a remote employee at Auth0, and as such, I fell under their home office expense and reimbursement policy. It…

4 years ago

My online job interview style is unstoppable!

I’ve been doing interviews with a number of companies in the quest for my next gig, and since we’re still…

4 years ago

Shopify’s at the Search and Social Rank Symposium in Toronto Tonight (Monday, January 23rd)!

If you’re in the Toronto area and looking for a gathering of interesting people in the areas of SEO, social…

13 years ago

Plagiarism, Inc.

“Sure, it’s unethical, but it’s just a business,” says Jordan Kavoosi, who runs Essay Writing Company, one of those places…

14 years ago

It’s One of the Perks of the Job

The best antidote for a day full of meetings in boardrooms in a suburban office park is to finish it…

14 years ago

Getting Paid to Work for Ballmer is Pretty Nice

Me and Ballmer at the Microsoft Town Hall in Toronto, October 2009. David “DHH” Heinemeier Hansson recently wrote in the…

14 years ago

Dan Pink on What Motivates Us

I posted this article to the technical blogs I write – my own Global Nerdy and Microsoft’s Canadian Developer Connection…

14 years ago