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Thoughts On Our Pink Slip Party Events
...so, we're thinking about tweaking our Pink Slip Party events a bit, and we'd like to get some input from you…
Don’t Like Change Coming to Detroit? Get Involved.
"The city needs the suburbs…and, like it or not…the suburbs need the city." - Me, almost four years ago
Preface:…
Guilt By Association: Never Invite The Vampire In
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Changing Jobs: Advice from a staffing exec
Several times per week I am asked for career advice from people who are considering a new job or changing jobs.…
2012: The Steep Ride Up
From the familiar stomping grounds of the Blackfinn to a new fave of Rochester Mills Beer Company, 2012 was…
The Bachelor Party Hypothesis
By now, you've read our entries in the Networking Basics category, and even a few of the How Not To Suck realm.…
Evolution
Now that I'm taking some time to gather my thoughts beyond "Thank you" after last night's event at the BlackFinn,…
Thoughts On Basements and Networks
"Those who fail to plan...should plan to fail." - unattributed, many sources
"I am never doing that again...and…
Your Privacy Is Gone and MLB Just Proved It
It's been four years since we published LinkedIn Is Not a Video Game.
And now along comes a guest blogger, Matt…
Whooooooooooo Are You? Ooo Ooo, Ooo Ooo
In case you were wondering...no, I don't karaoke.
You're welcome.
Anyway...so LinkedIn actually did something…
Lessons From A Child’s Toy
Inspiration comes from many places.
I'd like you to imagine a standard workday. A day like every other day. A…
Lessons Learned from the Comic Book Shop Trip
"I possess a device, in my pocket, that is capable of accessing the entirety of information known to man. I use it…
Garbage Pail Colleagues
I remember the Garbage Pail Kids from my childhood fondly.
If you're too young to remember them...well, I'm…
Is The IT Market Great Or Terrible Right Now? Or Is It Both?
"It was the best of times...it was the worst of times..."
So, you have two articles out there in the wild…
Don’t Be That Guy – Baron Von Shush
"I don't know WHAT that was...but it wasn't a ITintheD.com event" - Recruiter, during an email exchange about the…
Is The IT Market Great Or Terrible Right Now? Or Is It Both?
"It was the best of times...it was the worst of times..."
So, you have two articles out there in the wild…
May The Fourth Be With You
Yeah, that's right, I said it.
It's "Star Wars Day", and if you don't understand why...go away, and don't come…
What Taking My Daughter to a Comic Book Store Taught Me
I like to think that I'm a pretty decent human being.
Don't think I didn't hear that snort of derision...lighten…
The Path
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao-tsu, Chinese philosopher, about three thousand…
Shall We Play A Game?
"How do you not snap and scream at people in meetings?" - a former coworker
When my very first That Guy entry I…