That’s actually pretty common for a lot of companies of less than 150 people. If it’s any bigger than that, your HR person is probably slammed and miserable. I was the only HR person at my last two companies and it was the worst.
Human Resources Coordinator/Manager
Strengths: You know how much money everyone makes.
Weaknesses: Just… goddamn everything. Also, don’t mention what you do on the internet because people will immediately hate you.
Opportunities: You learn how to lie on your resume so you can get a job in a different field.
Threats: Every employee everywhere wants to ruin your job.
“The only thing that one can do is pick something in life to do better at and chip away at it every day.”
Sometimes it’s tough to figure out what that thing is. Chances are, most people’s hobbies are just something to pass the time, not something to get better at. It’s important to find something that you can find measurable improvement in.
Devin O’Brien
28(?), Boston, IN but tells everyone he’s from Boston, MA
Might actually return to the fifth dimension if you make him say his name forwards. Won’t kill you, but you’ll definitely think he’s seen the life leave a man’s eyes before. Has taken mescaline once, but it was on prescription. If you need advice on firebombing a building, you’re in the right place.
Yeah, we’re just getting bombed at home alone while watching weird indie movies on Netflix. Thing is, it only takes us two or three drinks to get drunk and we fall asleep at 10:00. Then we wake up at 7 and go to Home Depot, probably. It’s one of those unspoken rules of marriage.
I say go traditional socks and tie at the wedding, and ditch them both for the reception if you want to. I personally think wearing a suit with no socks is a weird look, so I leave them on.
My rock climbing shoes are so bad about this that when I sweat in my boat shoes I hardly even notice it. A little tip, though – make sure you get in between your toes with the deodorant or baby powder. It makes a huge difference.
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Some guys look like sharp dressed hipsters when they do it. I look like a poorly dressed dad who’s trying to be 22 again. Untucked it is.
How’d you get into that line of work? Accounting/auditing background?
That’s actually pretty common for a lot of companies of less than 150 people. If it’s any bigger than that, your HR person is probably slammed and miserable. I was the only HR person at my last two companies and it was the worst.
It was really just because John Hughes was a Red Wings fan. You’d think Cameron would have gotten attacked for wearing that in Chicago.
I’ve seen more and more people calling it the Willis Tower and I keep wondering what memo I missed.
Human Resources Coordinator/Manager
Strengths: You know how much money everyone makes.
Weaknesses: Just… goddamn everything. Also, don’t mention what you do on the internet because people will immediately hate you.
Opportunities: You learn how to lie on your resume so you can get a job in a different field.
Threats: Every employee everywhere wants to ruin your job.
I should figure out something else to do, guys.
CashBack is picking up the slack from the Touching Base crew mailing it in this week.
Do it for the content, right?
Y’all single folk have the funnest problems.
“The only thing that one can do is pick something in life to do better at and chip away at it every day.”
Sometimes it’s tough to figure out what that thing is. Chances are, most people’s hobbies are just something to pass the time, not something to get better at. It’s important to find something that you can find measurable improvement in.
I hope you never find a good match on Bumble so you can keep providing us with these. I don’t even care how callous that sounds.
Devin O’Brien
28(?), Boston, IN but tells everyone he’s from Boston, MA
Might actually return to the fifth dimension if you make him say his name forwards. Won’t kill you, but you’ll definitely think he’s seen the life leave a man’s eyes before. Has taken mescaline once, but it was on prescription. If you need advice on firebombing a building, you’re in the right place.
Yeah, we’re just getting bombed at home alone while watching weird indie movies on Netflix. Thing is, it only takes us two or three drinks to get drunk and we fall asleep at 10:00. Then we wake up at 7 and go to Home Depot, probably. It’s one of those unspoken rules of marriage.
I’ll go random if I have to. Whatever it takes to get a job at a company with those standards.
Alright, you had me that whole way, but I’m really more of a Super Smash Bros kinda guy. I’mma need some wiggle room on the interview process.
It’s the scene from Scrubs where Carla tells Turk that Dr. Cox says having a baby is “like having a dog that slowly learns how to talk.” Here to help.
I say go traditional socks and tie at the wedding, and ditch them both for the reception if you want to. I personally think wearing a suit with no socks is a weird look, so I leave them on.
My rock climbing shoes are so bad about this that when I sweat in my boat shoes I hardly even notice it. A little tip, though – make sure you get in between your toes with the deodorant or baby powder. It makes a huge difference.
Yeah, but when your internet history is so full of PGP, it’s kind of a natural progression.