“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar.” – Drew Carey
Tag Archives: jobs
Web Developer Job Descriptions by ZeFrank
ZeFrank recently posted these brilliant job descriptions, and I’m reposting them here because I don’t want to lose them if he takes down the “help-wanted” page. Full or Part Time Front End Developer/Interaction Designer (4+ years experience): Ideally you should … Keep reading
New Year, New Job!
In October, after four years at Pop Art, I decided it was time to move on. While I will always miss the incredible people I worked with, and the passion everyone brought to the job, the company had changed and … Keep reading
How to Hire a Front-End Web Developer
The following is an email exchange I had with a friend at another company about a year ago. We were talking about the best way to go about hiring a front-end developer, and I was sharing some tips from our … Keep reading
The Big News: I’m Leaving Pop Art
Friday will be my last day at Pop Art. I’ve been working there nearly four years, and deciding to quit was not an easy decision. I won’t get into all the details, suffice to say that it’s time for me … Keep reading
Want to Sell Coal in Poland?
Hello, Your resume was found on one of the job sites. We examined your candidacy and want to offer you a position in our company. If your resume changed, please send us an updated version to email, indicated at the … Keep reading
Miles Visits and Scott Angers His Coworkers
Time: 3:48am (press return). Miles has just left my house. Around 9pm tonight (yesterday) Annie checked out a car, and we picked up Miles and Zach (and KT) at KT’s house. On the way to Gustav’s, Miles started telling a … Keep reading
The American Dream
“Kill my boss? Do I dare live the American Dream?” – Homer Simpson
Gainfully Employed Halloween Costume
So as thrilled as I am to have a job now, I have to admit that it destroyed my idea for a halloween costume. I was just going to show up wearing a nice shirt and tie. Business Casual kind … Keep reading
So my job is great.
So my job is great. I’m working with Steve, doing stuff I love. The boss has already upped my hours twice, and sounds confident that the two salespeople he’s hiring will enable him to bring me on full-time. The DSL’s … Keep reading
Disclaimer For Potential Employers
Hahahahaha… Oh man. I found this while looking to see if Miles had updated Isometric. The link was labeled Disclaimer For Potential Employers. Great stuff, Miles. I think all of our sites should carry disclaimers which insult the reader!
I got a Job!
Good News! I got a job! Steve’s boss at webcoach.com has hired me on part-time as a web designer/assistant to Steve. I’m only working 10-15 hours a week right now, and technically, it’s only for 1-2 months, but the boss … Keep reading
Currently Seeking Employment
I am currently seeking employment in the Portland, Oregon area. Ideally design or computer related, but anything full-time would be great. If you have any suggestions, please email me. UPDATE: I have found a fantastic web developer position and am … Keep reading
Temp Work in Pendleton
Well, as of tomorrow, I’m off to Pendleton for a few days. What’s in Pendleton, you ask? [insert sarcastic comment about small town here] Ha ha ha! Seriously, though, there’s a DEQ office. Apparently the LAN Admin at this office … Keep reading
Still Looking for Work
Nervousness. Still trying to get ahold of Steve’s boss to find out if I have a shot at a job. I’ve also got three applications in with the state of Oregon, one of which is a web designer job, but … Keep reading
My Days as a Bike Messenger
Oh man, I am loving this courier book Scott got me (The Immortal Class) It’s this guy’s memoir of his days as a bike messenger in Chicago. Which is, apparently, twice as cold, five times as violent, and immeasurably gnarlier … Keep reading
Job Hunting and Movies
I just got off the phone with Network Solutions and found out that the troubles we were having with transferring spaceninja.com to joker were simply due to bad contact information. So hopefully I’ll be able to get the transfer underway … Keep reading
A Vacation Before Job Hunting
Once I got to Portland, I decided to allow myself a vacation before I start seriously job hunting. It’s been pretty nice, just goofing off all day. I’ve been staying up until 2 in the morning and getting up at … Keep reading
Saving the World One Tree at a Time
OH MY GOD!!!! I GOT THE AMERICORPS POSITION IN PORTLAND!! NOW I DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MONEY!! EEEEKKK!! I’M ON MY WAY TO SAVING THE WORLD ONE TREE AT A TIME!
New Jobs and Hammerspace
Jill has asked me to watch Gavin (her 1-year old son) a couple days a week, for which she will pay me. This is cool, because we already watch Gavin frequently, so it doesn’t really feel like extra work. Also, … Keep reading
CitySearch Categories for Richmond, Virginia
Went home for lunch today. Got a call from a recruiter 15 minutes after I got there. Did I wan to move to Richmond, Virginia, and write PHP for a young, dynamic firm? CITYSEARCH.COM CATEGORIES FOR PORTLAND, OREGON Home Arts Attractions … Keep reading
Fasting
mmm… real food. i haven’t eaten real food in probably a month. i just started again, slowly, over the weekend. the past month has been a period of fasting for me, brought on by the interminable stress of the big … Keep reading
Struggling to Get Paid
the past 72 hours have been stranger than i could ever have imagined. being strung along for pay by my company (they’re now a month late) was irritating and stressful.. until i talked with my coworker at length, and things … Keep reading
Moving Back to Portland
We might be moving back to Portland this summer, instead of next summer, as we had originally planned. The situation here is a lot rougher than either of us had thought it would be. The job market is terrible. Annie’s … Keep reading
Work Troubles
HOORJ. I am frustrated. I got in trouble at work today. Not bad trouble, but my boss has warned me twice (once kinda sneakily) that I’m spending too much time on the Net at work, and today he announced that … Keep reading