Coronavirus and WorkCoronavirus and Work
Currently the big news issue is all about how to respond to Coronavirus. The summary of the medical situation is that it’s going to spread exponentially (as diseases do) and[...]
Category: Career
Self AssessmentSelf Assessment
Background Knowledge The Dunning Kruger Effect [1] is something everyone should read about. It’s the effect where people who are bad at something rate themselves higher than they deserve because[...]
Work StuffWork Stuff
Does anyone know of a Linux support company that provides 24*7 support to Ruby and PHP applications? I have a client that is looking for such a company. Also I’m[...]
Preferring Not ToPreferring Not To
I’ve just read Bartleby the Scrivener which is a short story about a scrivener who refused to work saying “I’d prefer not to”. It reminded me of some situations in[...]
Phone Calls and Other DistractionsPhone Calls and Other Distractions
Harald Welte has written about the distraction of phone calls and how it impacts engineering work [1]. He asks why people feel that they are entitled to interrupt him given[...]
Recruiting at a LUG MeetingRecruiting at a LUG Meeting
I’m at the main meeting of Linux Users of Victoria (my local LUG). A couple of recruiting agents from Interpro [1] are here and have been working the crowd, one[...]
Security and HiringSecurity and Hiring
The main sources of information used when hiring someone are their CV, the interview, and references. CV The CV is written by the applicant or sometimes for the applicant. Naturally[...]
Ownership of Laptops for WorkOwnership of Laptops for Work
Jetstar has announced some new changes to the way they manage their IT infrastructure [1]. Some parts of it are obvious things that people have been doing (or wanting to[...]
Increasing Productivity through Clean AirIncreasing Productivity through Clean Air
Kamal Meattle gave an interesting TED talk about using plants to produce enough oxygen to support people in sealed buildings [1]. The combination he advocates is Areca Palm for the[...]
A “Well Rounded” CVA “Well Rounded” CV
When discussing career advice one idea that occasionally comes up is that someone should be “well rounded” and should demonstrate this by listing skills that are entirely unrelated to the[...]