Archive for July, 2006
Lawyer Humor, Only Slight Exaggeration
This just came in my email. Like hundreds of thousands of other American Bar Association (ABA) members, every Friday I receive the ABA Journal e-Report.
This semi-joking article from that publication takes on something I have always wondered about.
Why do law firms think clients will be impressed by their excessively lavish offices, given that [...]
Time for Friday Humor
I’ll try to keep up the tradition of Friday humor that Michael Harris started on this Blawg. Try these out:
“Job Candidate Has Annoying Facial Tic”
“Identifying wasted time”
“Union Troubles…”
Have a great weekend.
New Blog to Cover Telework Issues
I’ve periodically returned to the subject of telecommuting, or telework, because I see it as a major opportunity — and hopefully a major trend — changing the way we work.
My last post on the topic, “The Telecommuting Imperative,” points to a couple of earlier related posts.
I’m excited about the possibilities of telework because it [...]
The Wobblies (IWW union) at a food co-op?
Are the “Wobblies” really still alive and kicking (wobbling)?
Is there something inherently inconsistent about unionizing a co-op?
To what union do workers at many supposedly progressive organizations turn?
Answers emerge from a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about unionization efforts at a co-op market that sells organic and environmentally friendly food and health products — along with a bit [...]
Vertical Job Search Engine Developments
Joel Cheesman, at his blog Cheezhead, is keeping a close eye on some interesting developments in vertical job search.
This Blawg still has the top two hits in the google search “vertical job search,” proving again how much Google loves blogs.
Ah, but google hit no. 2 quotes Cheesman, proving again that sometimes the blogosphere is [...]