More than a living

Today, the always informative Lifehacker links to a little gem on How to Kill Ideas.
I’m always a big fan of the negative example. And the negative space. And the negative attitude.
Oh wait. I have a negative attitude. I always get so confused.
Where were we? Ah yes.
I always appreciate the negative examples because those actually make […]

From Boing Boing, a piece on Bank of America’s treatment of a customer who was trying to do something right. It’s resulting in a great deal of backlash. To the tune of $50 million withdrawn from accounts (so far).
The summary and a link to the story can be found here, Boing Boing: Bank of America […]

“I didn’t take them on to raise” is a phrase I’ve heard not just once in my professional career. And the retort is, “well, yes you did.”
Crap managers babysit, good managers parent. (And if you’ve had a really rockstar manager, you probably felt like a prize orchid in a champion’s greenhouse).
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Amy just shared this Bank of America video which, unfortunately, reminded me of this Starbucks one.
Now that I’ve finished laughing, it’s got me thinking: This is impressive. Admittedly, in a very sick way. But impressive.
These companies have to be doing something right to get employees to behave this way. They’re inspiring some sort of loyalty. […]