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The Way we (will) Work

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

On ABC-TV's Difference of Opinion: The Way We Work, there is an excellent view on the world of modern "work".  The world of work has changed from a mere 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 15 years.
IM (instant messaging), blogs, RSS feeds, live calendars etc all dramatically change the immediacy of information and access [...]

The Protestant Work Ethic Does’t Work.

Friday, December 1st, 2006

In a culture where work can be a religion, burnout is its crisis of faith.
About the technology-centric world in which we live: One has to wonder whether the developments of a high-speed world haven’t made burnout worse.
Another good read is "The Latham Diaries". Whilst Mark Latham has damaged the Australian Labor Party more than their [...]

10 Most Stressful Professions.

Monday, September 18th, 2006

eknowledger lists the top 10 stressful professions. IT is top of the list.
Bad Management seems to be also a bug bear.

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The Way we (will) Work
Enron, the Emails
The Protestant Work Ethic Does’t Work.
Measuring Success
Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism

Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Why Do You Work So Hard?
Is it maybe time to quit your safe job and follow your path and infuriate the establishment?

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Kitchen Installed
A Hole in the Wall
Bathroom: Ready for Rendering
Private Angus Hodge
Hodge Family History Update

First Day of Self-employment

Monday, July 31st, 2006

About 21 years ago, before sitting my "final" exams I knew I had a full-time job. Thanks to Tim Kleemann now owner of Next Byte, the IT industry had sucked me in. January 6th, 1986. I was working for the man.
20 years on...and for the first time in my employable life, I am technically [...]

07:364:23:59:59, Press [Pause]

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Adobe. 8 years. Yes, this post is going to be a little different.
On my -1'st day at Adobe, I jump on a plane and head to the US for Application Engineer training. Whilst some industries call this a Systems Engineer style job, at Adobe you are demonstrating and integrating applications. Along with a host [...]

Welcome Mark Szulc to Adobe

Tuesday, May 25th, 2004

New faces at Adobe in Sydney: Mark Szulc
Where has Nick been in the most recent two months? 70 Days, 7 Countries

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Warping Text using Illustrator CS3
England, Scotland *and* Wales… here I come!
I just missed out on Halo 3: 7 days in Seattle.