Works Progress Administration April 8th, 2016 @ 7:47 am PDT
It was on this day in 1935 that Congress approved funding for President Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration, known as the WPA, a program designed to put unemployed Americans back to work. The WPA was run by Roosevelt’s right-hand man, Harry Hopkins, a former social worker and public health administrator. Hopkins was a firm believer […]
#FridayFive: Teenage Wasteland January 24th, 2014 @ 7:49 am PST
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#FridayFive: Things I Thought I’d Be When I Grew Up August 23rd, 2013 @ 8:23 am PDT
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Web-Community Manager Job Opportunity March 2nd, 2009 @ 11:10 am PST
Looking for work in the Los Angeles area? My company, Brandissimo!, Inc., is hiring! Read on for the details …
Still Punching the Clock April 19th, 2007 @ 7:52 am PDT
There’s a neat story on SFGate.com about the 101st anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake. This year only one man who was there at the time made it to the festivities, 104-yr old Herbert Hamrol. As far as I’m concerned, the most fascinating thing about the article is not that this man is over a […]
Sometimes You Just Need a Bat Stretcher April 14th, 2007 @ 12:16 pm PDT
At some point in your life, you’re going to be asked to find a bat stretcher. This is a terrific story. I’ve gone through this experience myself, so I know the feeling. It happened to me while I was loading trucks on the midnight-to-ten shift for Old Dominion Freight Lines. One of the dock managers […]
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America March 25th, 2007 @ 8:00 pm PDT
Late Friday night I finished reading Barbara Ehrenreich‘s Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. This one’s been in my personal queue for several years; I sort of randomly found it on the shelf while looking for something to read on the plane to New York last week. It’s a psuedo-scientific exploration of […]
Dangerous Jobs January 19th, 2002 @ 12:31 pm PST
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), farm workers are risking their lives every time they enter a manure pit.
Observation December 1st, 2001 @ 3:37 pm PST
from inessential.com: Of course, my hope is that any programmer who uses the Web also gives back to the Web, posts their solved problems, tips, sample code, and so on. (I’m lucky that I get to do this as part of my job.) For a programmer these days, knowing how to learn on the Web […]
Unemployed October 18th, 2001 @ 9:45 am PDT
Today is my last (official) day here at HRI. Tomorrow should be my last day, but it’s my ‘flex’ day. One of the coolest perks of this job was the schedule. They have what’s called a 9/80 work week. You work 80 hours in 9 days instead of the usual ten. The bonus is that […]
