Tag Archive 'economy'

Jul 25 2009

Work-at-home Saturday: Economy edition

I posted on my other blog yesterday about how I think the economy is affecting one of the things I do: presentations and workshops for librarians. I’ve seen a drop-off in the number of people inquiring about presentations, and don’t currently have any library-related speaking gigs lined up for the fall — when usually at [...]

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Feb 04 2009

Gosh, thanks, Big Blue

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IBM offers to move laid-off workers to India. I don’t think I even need to comment on this one.

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Feb 02 2009

Gain some perspective, Girlfriend

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It’s probably a personal failing on my part, but I’m having a bit of trouble mustering up much compassion for the women featured in this New York Times article: “It’s the Economy, Girlfriend.” (If it bugs you for a login, put “nyt.com” into Bug Me Not to generate one.) Apparently, the financial crisis heavily impacts… [...]

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