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- Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job – Dennis W. Bakke
- My Job, My Self: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual – Al Gini
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- Nickel and Dimed – Barbara Ehrenreich
- No-Collar: The Humane Workplace and Its Hidden Costs – Andrew Ross
- Scratch Beginnings – Adam Shepard
- Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in America – John de Graaf
- The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary – Mark Sanborn
- The Future of Success: Working and Living in the New Economy – Robert B. Reich
- The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline Of Leisure – Juliet Schor
- The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work – Joanne B. Ciulla
- The Working Poor : Invisible n America – David K. Shipler
- White-Collar Sweatshop THE DETERIORATION OF WORK AND ITS REWARDS IN CORPORATE AMERICA – Jill Andresky Fraser
- Work to Live – Joe Robinson
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
The FENCE Itself is Sometimes Greener
A few weeks ago, border patrol at the Tijuana border discovered that people were dismantling the border fence with the intention of selling the metal for scrap. Some crazy and ironic times we live in. What good is a fence … Continue reading
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iPhone 3G / 3GS recession case
http://www.case-mate.com/iPhone-3G-Cases/Case-Mate-iPhone-3G–3GS-recession-case.asp Q) Is it waterproof? A) No, so dont put it in the dishwasher Q) Is this case flammable? A) If you light it on fire it is Q) Does it come assembled? A) no, see our animated gif for … Continue reading
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Ikea Heights, An Online Video Series Secretly Shot Inside The Burbank Ikea Store
Temporary Furniture Store acts as a temporary production studio. Yes. http://bit.ly/3Vz3i3
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“How to avoid working for another jerk”
Bret Simmons takes the serious side of Permanent Temporary very serious (sort of)! There are some good pointers here worth a peek. http://bit.ly/2rAp1t
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The Income Gap IS Shrinking, but in the worst possible way.
The downturn may finally shrink the gap between the very best-off Americans and everyone else. But if so, it won’t be by lifting up the bottom. It will be by pulling down the top. (Wall Street Journal) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125254156520197777.html#mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird Although as … Continue reading
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RV Sales Surge – Economists are “heartened”? Um…
Some economists are heartened by an obscure measure of buyer sentiment: recreational vehicle sales. RV wholesale shipments jumped 16% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 209,800. That’s a 136% surge from January. (USA Today) http://bit.ly/3FA3U1 … Continue reading
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RV Sales Surge – Economists are “heartened”? Um…
Some economists are heartened by an obscure measure of buyer sentiment: recreational vehicle sales. RV wholesale shipments jumped 16% in August from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 209,800. That’s a 136% surge from January. (USA Today) http://bit.ly/3FA3U1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Mobile Home, Recreational Vehicles surge, RV, Trailer, Trailer Park
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