Comments on: Your Job Sucks? Really? I’m Shocked. Oh, Wait: No I’m Not.

By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:47:10 +0000

@Joaquin—I can’t argue with the Sneetches. Interesting aside: in the late ’90′s, there was a dot-com company that went kaboom in a big way and actually took down at least one long standing business with it. It’s name? Starbelly.

Ya think the CEO knew he was taking everyone for a ride from the get-go, or what?

By: Joaquin Roca

Joaquin Roca — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:35 +0000

My personal favorite is “The Sneetches and Other Stories.” Certainly a great story for talking about diversity issues:

But McBean was quite wrong. I’m quite happy to say
That the Sneetches got really quite smart on that day.
The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches
And no kind of Sneetch is the best on the beaches.
That day, all the Sneetches forgot about stars
And whether they had one, or not, upon thars.

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By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:24:38 +0000

@Kamchor—Rock on! Another convert to Dr. Seuss!

By: Kamchor

Kamchor — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:49:04 +0000

Hi
great post aptly applies to me a moron felt good after reading this post will read the suggested books.

By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:08:11 +0000

@jeff—Great point. Let’s all start with the Man in the Mirror. (Cue Michael Jackson ballad.)

@Chris—A cottage industry selling free advice. I love it!

By: Chris Young

Chris Young — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:43:02 +0000

Brilliant!

I can see a cottage industry where you sell millions of copies of this to be handed to college graduates worldwide… Seriously…

I especially like… “Along with some additional free advice”

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:48:29 +0000

I think before you tell the truth to others, you need to tell the truth to yourself. If you can’t do that, then yes, being a truth-teller is useless. I don’t want to hear the truth sometimes… even when I am the one saying it, or thinking it (usually looking into the mirror).
If you don’t accept your own truths and you start telling others “the truth”…
… what does it all mean?

By: Jason Seiden

Jason Seiden — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:51:12 +0000

@ursonate—Teenagers and *school*? What do I look like, a *miracle worker*?! Just kidding. I’ve taught graduate students in their very early 20s, and have had the occasional opportunity to show up on career day at high schools. I’ve never had a problem with them. I just acknowledge that every one of them has someplace else they’d rather be… and I do, too. Once we’re all clear on that, life tends to get easier, in my experience.

@Matt—Nice site. We have similar goals, I see. And a similarly direct style. For what it’s worth, I will say this: not everyone wants to hear the truth… sometimes I think truth telling may just be the most dangerous job in the world. Or least the most useless.

By: Matt at How To Get A Grip

Matt at How To Get A Grip — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:25:11 +0000

This is about the best thing I’ve read about the workplace all year. So good, I wish I’d written it myself.

Particularly liked the first tip – “shut your face”.

By: ursonate

ursonate — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:36:59 +0000

There should be a version of this for teens who complain about school!