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How Not To Suck At… Going To A Comic Con
“Move bitch get out the way” – Ludacris Okay, folks…it’s time this one gets written. We’re at comic cons every other week throughout the year, and the same stupid things keep happening at every… single… one… and we’ve had enough. So strap in, cosplayers, attendees, vendors, promoters, and just about everyone else that’s around a…
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How Not To Suck At… Trade Shows
“Oh, and remember: next Friday… is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.” – Bill Lumburgh Being in sales for over 20 years, trade shows and events seems to be a monthly occurrence. Companies spend tens of thousands of dollars to have anywhere from…
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The Politics of Dancing
“The politics of dancing… The politics of, ooh, feeling good… The politics of moving, aha… If this message’s understood” – The Reflex, lyrics, The Politics of Dancing Four years ago, I attended my first Penguicon. To say it changed my life, or at least put a new perspective on it is an understatement. I ran…
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Why and How To Act Like a Human
If you’re in sales, you can mass email 1,000 people with the same message and hope to get business from a small percentage of them. If you’re a job searcher, you can do a quick search for “java”, click “select all”, and mass-apply for 200 jobs without even reading the description. If you’re a recruiter,…
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Garbage Pail Colleagues
I remember the Garbage Pail Kids from my childhood fondly. If you’re too young to remember them…well, I’m sorry for you. You can go read something else. This is one of those ones that’s basically designed to make myself laugh. Every office has them. The ones that make your workday just a little more hellish…
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How Not To Suck At…Looking For a Job
“See this? Our website? I just want it to suck less. Can you make it suck less? I have a big bag of money for someone that can make it suck less for me. ” – a CTO who shall remain nameless, during a business meeting circa 1999 Not too long ago, we shifted our presentation…
