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Why Poor People Party Properly - My Own Private Poverty - Rich Versus Poor
Sometimes, I find that I love my own poverty too much, and it never fails to fill me with shame. No-one can take away my ability to end up with nothing. I work, I’m poor. I claimed benefits, I’m poor, I’ve broken the law and I still ended up poor. I’ve been poorer. Homeless at times, if you don’t count living on sofas as a housed situation. It is though. Our sofa surfers, in the United Kingdom, are kept from the streets by the kindness of beautiful souls.
By Johnny Vedmore8 years ago in Journal
10 Signs You're Working for a Failing Business
If you're self-employed, there's a chance you've been asked by family, friends, or complete strangers whether or not you've tried looking for a more "stable" job. While annoying, this question is still well-meaning, as freelancing requires constant marketing and scouting. Work can dry up quickly, and clients can be unreliable when it comes to paying on time. Having a regular 9 to 5, on paper, seems like the simplest way to ensure security and constant income.
By Jessica Pilla8 years ago in Journal
Signs Your Company Couldn't Care Less About You
If there's one thing that tends to hurt most workers in America, it's the way companies tend to treat their top talent. While you can be the most thorough, hard-working person on the planet, that doesn't always mean you'll be treated well by the company that hires you.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Journal
What It's Like to Be: A Mime
You know 'em, you love 'em, and you prefer them over clowns: Mimes. You typically think of mimes as a dude in a black and white outfit and makeup, trapping themselves in an invisible box, and trying to lasso you with a rope and pull you towards them, all without speaking.
By Katie Marchbank8 years ago in Journal
Creating a Simple Social Media Strategy
With social media usage on the rise every day and more ways for people to connect with each other, share their lives' little tidbits and be exposed to by many companies, what can be done to ensure that your social media output can take off to help you grow?
By Francis Milligan8 years ago in Journal
10 Things You Didn't Know About Your Server/Bartender
10. Dine and Dashers Most people probably don't know this, but dining and dashing means that your server just paid out of their own pocket to serve you. Most restaurants have a system where the server will tip out a small portion of their earnings to the bartender and the host (if there happens to be one) and that's taken out of the servers accumulated tips. Not only do they have to pay tip out of their tips, but some places (not mine) even make them pay the amount that was walked out on.
By Summer Patterson8 years ago in Journal
What It's Like to Be: Influencer Marketer Taylor Mobley
Taylor Mobley is just like you—but she lives under the microscope of 27,000 passionate Instagram followers. Taylor, the sole head and curator of Blonde and Ambitious, is a blogger and influencer marketer. Her job is to sell you on her Insta-perfect lifestyle, while also maintaining a sense of realness and authenticity.
By Chelsea B. Kendrick8 years ago in Journal
Disabled People Need Money
Disabled people need money just like everybody else. Some of us are fairly functional and can handle working. I’m applying as a cook at a chain restaurant. The open interviews are today. My knee is more functional, so I’m making myself get up, get dressed, and go. I will walk to the light rail and take the bus. It’s just one location because there is a restaurant in my neighborhood. I need a fast-paced job that is not boring, that will not stress me out. I’m a good cook, so cooking is it.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Journal
Interview with We Sway's Founder, Danny Tirmizi. Top Story - April 2018.
Have you ever wondered how brands were able to get major pop icons and local celebrities to tout their products? In the past, it actually used to be very difficult. Entire agencies would need to be employed in order to get the right person with the right business. Now that people are increasingly interested in keeping up with social media influencers, one group has created an app that promises to change the way businesses do social media.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Journal
Write Better Emails, Get Better Results
I don't know about you, but I send and receive hundreds of emails every day—at least, it feels that way! Emails to colleagues, clients, suppliers, friends, and family are all whizzing across the internet to and from my inbox all the time. Some are fun, some are serious, many are just "business as usual."
By Sarah Katherine8 years ago in Journal
