CAREER, JOB, EMPLOYMENT & RESUME HUMOR and JOKES!

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

UPDATED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK (CAREER & JOB HUMOR!)

UPDATED EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK DRESS CODE It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing $350 Prada sneakers, and carrying a $600 Gucci Bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise. If you dress in-between, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 11, 2005

THE RECOMMENDATION LETTER PROBLEM: SOLVED!

HOW TO WRITE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION PROBLEM Having to write letters of recommendation for people with "dubious" qualifications can cause serious legal troubles in a time when laws have eroded the confidentiality of business letters. In many states, job applicants have the right to read the letters of recommendations and can even file suit against the writer if the contents are negative. THE SOLUTION Here is an arsenal of statements that can be read two ways: You... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Dead Horses & Corporate Wisdom (Career and Job Jokes)

Dead Horses & Corporate Wisdom Dakota Sioux tribal wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in managing businesses companies often try other strategies with dead horses, including the following: Buying a stronger whip. Changing riders. Saying things like "This is the way we always have ridden this horse." Appointing a committee to study the horse. Arranging to visit other sites to see how they ride dead horses. Increasing the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 27, 2005

Contenders for the Top Ten Least Impressive Resume Entries (Career Humor)

Contenders for the Top Ten Least Impressive Resume Entries · "Judge, over 100 wet T-shirt contests" · "Once killed boss with fork" · "Can name all 47 state capitals" · "Mr. Barbra Streisand" · "1973-1978: Baked out of my mind, dude!" · "May have already won $1 million" · " New York Deadbeat Dad of the Year 1994" · "Toilet-trained" · "Writer of Top Ten List joke number five, 9/7/98" · "Bear a striking resemblance to Waylon Jennings" · "1994 - Lost my groove 1998 - Got my groove back" · "For 3... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 10, 2005

Funny Excerpts from Performance Evaluations (Job and Employment Humor)

Funny Excerpts from Performance Evaluations These quotes were taken from actual performance evaluations: 1. "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig." 2. "His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity." 3. "I would not allow this employee to breed." 4. "This associate is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definitely won't be." 5. "Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap." 6. "When... Sign in to see full entry.

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