Hey there BettyJoeMikeSueKatieAlanFredMattMeganTashaPeter. So I guess the meeting is canceled, huh. Ok. That’s cool. Thanks for sending me the Outlook cancellation; and that little pun about the design team and needing more time and all was pretty clever. Just one thing…
Do you think you could have, oh, I don’t know, sent the cancellation BEFORE THE […]

Hey Dude,
Due to a mix up by the mailwoman I just wanted to let you know that, yeah, I know you’re getting Playboy delivered. That’s pretty sly. No way the wife will accidentally get it there. I applaud you, most of all because in this online-porn day and age Playboy is kind of the old, […]

Hey, you, walking ahead of me in the parking lot. Don’t hold that door.
You see, at this point I’m JUST far enough away from the parking lot door but not THAT close that when you stop at the door to hold it open for me I instantly feel guilty about it and have kind of […]

We were talking with a friend the other day who just happens to have a last name that starts with a letter that occurs very late in the alphabet. She was complaining that her entire life she’s had to be last “even when it comes to jobs. I bet I get shafted because by the […]

Hi there. You know it’s been a hard Friday for me and I’m a little stressed out and I don’t want to come across as a jerk or even worse, conceited, but… look, let’s be rational about the free food that’s in the kitchen.
I know you don’t all make king’s ransoms. I don’t. And I […]

I, the undersigned, recognizing the patronizing and subliminally dismissive communication that the word has now become, from here on pledge to halt all usage of the term “thanks” on any and all communications be they of a personal or business nature. This includes all uses in return emails simply stating “thanks” to colleagues who perform […]

 
What is the productivity cost of the lag time or make-up period when one employee leaves and another moves into his or her position? That would require math which I’m not so good at so I’ll refer you to William G. Bliss of isquare.com.
“Calculating and adding all these costs, given our original example of […]

“My husband and I are getting a divorce.”

While the lede may be mis-leading, the Brazen Careerist is often full of more than just the usual my-career-blog sh*t. Everyone’s sick to death of vague, generalized advice about “Five steps you…” and “Ten tips to…” on how to create, fix, update or revolutionize “Brand You.” What’s needed […]