Today I went through an article on Cracked all about job interviews and how awful they are, I wondered what a similar article might look like if it focused on the next part: Actually having the job. Here’s my version. 5. Your resume didn’t really matter in the end It’s a nice initial feeling when…
I responded to Samuel Hammond a few weeks ago on his pro-work case for the universal basic income (UBI) but my analysis doesn’t stop there. Through Hammond’s article I found some articles by economist Noah Smith on the relationship between work/jobs and dignity. I didn’t have the space at the time to get into Smith’s…
Nick’s Notes: The following is a letter I sent in an email to the New York Times piece, found here. The question is fundamentally mistaken from the get-go. I don’t think we should be focusing on what can make us employed but rather what provides value for ourselves and our communities. The question of jobs…
If I was as witty as Jennifer Matusi’s article Abolish All Work Immediately from Counterpunch then I’d remark that my nosebleed that I got after finishing this article (for the second time) was from the article and not from picking at my (congested) nose. But no one is apparently as witty as Matusi as they…
(Nick’s Notes: Unfortunately this will be the last post we see by Mr. Wilson but we hope he comes back again and contributes more to the site when he can! He has expressed interest in doing so so we can hope!) “Ideally, we’d like to help people find ways to earn money with less work,…