Feb. 8 The Vertex Fighter:
Jocelyn Brown: Today is my day off, so I emailed the writer-in-residence Jocelyn Brown on my Rain script. She was supposed to send me her notes on it.
LinkedIn: I also went on LinkedIn and worked on my profile a lot more. It's mainly for these reasons, I listed:
1. To get an office assistant position.
2. To get a writer's job for a magazine or an office.
3. On my side project to get The Vertex Fighter script produced.
Producer: I added the producer Benjamin Ross Hayden on LinkedIn, and he confirmed it. I then emailed him to thank him, and to pitch The Vertex Fighter.
Feb. 9 Swim Faster Productions: I was on microbusiness.ca and found out that they helped build a TV production company called Swim Faster Productions. The student is Joel Abrahamson, who went through the training course to be an entrepreneur.
Feb. 13 Rain script: It was so cool last week. The Writer in Residence (from the Edmonton Public Library) Jocelyn Brown actually read my Rain script that I sent her. She read the first 10 pages. The pros were that she thought the pacing was really good because the story moved fast. The Grant MacEwan Writer in Residence Lynn Coady said that too.
The cons were the dialogue. A lot of writers and producers always said to me that it doesn't sound like real people talking, and that the characters sound the same. I'm working on it.
Characters: The comment I didn't get before is Brown said that my Rain character is more of a type, than an individual. She did say Eddie is the strongest character because he has the most personality. I remember the other EPL Writer in Residence Chris Craddock saying Eddie was his favorite character.
Scam: A few weeks ago, my dad picked up the phone and he didn't know what the woman was talking about. He passed it onto my brother and it's something about getting on the computer. You have to do something on the computer. My sister comes out of her room and asks: "Who is it? Hang up."
She told dad that he was stupid. She calls everybody stupid. She tells my brother and then later me: "If you get a phone call where someone says there's something wrong with the computer, and tells you to get on it, don't. It's a scam. They could put a virus on your computer. Nobody from Microsoft would ever call you about it."
Maybe it's the law of attraction, but a few days after that happened, I read in the Edmonton Journal about that scam. There were several complaints. They interviewed this woman who said: "It sounded so real. As soon as he mentioned he needed $400, I hung up."
Personality: Prior to it, I got those phone calls too. I remember one time, the guy said he needed for me to turn on the computer. I was upstairs, and then I would have to go downstairs to turn it on. It was off for 30min, and I wanted to keep reading my newspaper. So I said that I was going to take the computer to get fixed. So my laziness helped in this case. lol.
What if I was on the computer and he called? I would still say the exact same thing because if I had to go and do all these things like go on the hard drive,etc., I would be taking time out of my job search. So my time management and prioritizing helped in that case.
Projects: I have a question. I know in office jobs, there are projects like getting a proposal prepared to woo a client. What about projects outside of work? What is a project outside of work? Like renovating a room in your house? Taking a cooking class that's not related to work?
I was thinking about this when reading newspaper articles. It asks questions like: "Do you ever start a project without finishing the first one? How many projects do you have going on right now?"
What are your projects? Mine would be getting The Vertex Fighter script. My second project is working on the Rain script. I don't make a lot of progress on both as of late. That's because I have to focus on the top priorities like working at my job, and looking for an office job.
Feb. 14 Get more energy: Jennifer Lynch sent me this article "10 Ways to Make it Through the Day Without Caffeine." I would still drink coffee, but this is a good article. There are tips to get more energy like get more sleep the night before, stretch, and drink more water. What I haven't heard before is to increase your magnesium intake like eat bran muffins and spinach.
1. Get more sleep the night before.
2. Drink more water.
3. Increase your magnesium intake.
4. Eat small, frequent emails.
5. Listen to music, while you work.
6. Stretch.
7. Take a walk outside.
8. Socialize.
9. Exercise in the morning.
10. Take a power nap.
Mylife.com: I saw this on TV at work. It's called mylife.com. The commercial said: "Do you want to know who is looking for you on the internet?" It could be family, friends, old co-workers, people from the past. So I looked it up. You have to pay though. Either $15.95 for 1 month or 12 months for $83.40.
Feb. 15 Cellphones and dating: I got this through Job Boom, and it's not totally related to work. It's "What you cellphone says about your love life." If you use an iPhone, you're an office romantic. If you use an Android, you're the seducer. If you use a Blackberry, you're a drunk dialer.
http://blogs.canoe.ca/affection/general/what-your-cellphone-says-about-your-love-life/
Feb. 16 Hospitals: I need to write about it, to get over it. I was talking to my friend Sonia about applying to hospitals. I applied to hospitals two weeks ago, and I applied to them yesterday. In 2010, I got hired at Restaurant #1 after I was unemployed for 8 months. The jobs I did get hired at, I was mostly dismissed shortly.
I was working at Restaurant #1 for a couple of weeks when I got a call from a hospital cafeteria. They asked for an interview and it was during my working hours. I said I'll call back later. I didn't call back. I thought about it because I liked Restaurant #1. Also it's been a rough year for me. The months of unemployment has had a major effect on me. I had lost some confidence in myself because it was so hard to get and keep a regular job.
If I quit Restaurant #1 and worked at the hospital, I could end up getting dismissed from the hospital, and I would start at square one all over again of being unemployed. Fortunately, I do work at a big company so there's job security. I can pick up extra shifts.
So now, I'm going and applying to hospitals again. Now that I've written about it, I feel better now.
Confidence: Confidence can be hard to come by. I had to keep working at my current job for months to gain back my confidence that I can get and keep a regular job. In 2011, I sent at least 100 resumes a month and did like 50 interviews, and only got 1 temporary holiday job.
Confidence comes from knowledge and experience. You have to read job interview books, learn some computer skills, read the business section of the newspaper, and job articles.
Feb. 17: I didn't really feel low about myself last year. Though I experienced a lot of rejection and disappointment, it's because I was working all year long and making money. In 2010, I wasn't really working and earning money.
Stress: I read a question in the Globe and Mail Life section: "Do you feel more stressed out last year or the year before?" I think like 50% (majority) said: "About the same." I would say the same.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Update: Activists arrested. Buy a rose today to help women's rights defenders in Zimbabwe
I got this from Amnesty International:
https://www.amnesty.ca/secure/urgentappeal/2012/woza/donate.php?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz
Share your passion for human rights on Valentine's Day
You can stand beside the women of Zimbabwe this Valentine’s Day.
UPDATE:
WOZA members arrested, released, following march
Your support is making a difference
Thanks in part to support that Amnesty Canada members have already sent through this year's Roses for WOZA appeal, WOZA held a large march on Feb. 7th to voice their concerns about ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
WOZA leader Jenni Williams and 8 other WOZA members were arrested and held for more than 24 hours before being released, vowing to continue their work for women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Jenni Williams was the guest of honour at Amnesty International’s 2011 Annual General Meeting in May.
Join us to send her and all members of WOZA a special Valentines Day card in support of women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) is a group of over 80,000 women’s human rights defenders across Zimbabwe. Every year on Valentine’s Day, they march through the streets to hand out roses and demand one simple thing from their government: respect.
Purchase a rose for WOZA and women’s human rights this February 14th.
Your support goes directly to WOZA to help them organize demonstrations, pay for legal costs, and provide care for their members. WOZA members have told us that “your efforts send the message that we are not alone and that the world is watching.”
Amnesty International stands behind the work of WOZA and knows that support from people like you contributes to the safety of these courageous women.
With your help, we can send a strong message of solidarity and support to WOZA members.
Please buy a rose today!
Thank you,Alex
Alex Neve
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canadian Section
p.s. On Valentine's Day, of course, send roses and words of kindness to your loved ones. But please also express your support for women who believe that the power of love can conquer the love of power. Buy a rose for the Women of Zimbabwe Arise.
https://www.amnesty.ca/secure/urgentappeal/2012/woza/donate.php?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz
Share your passion for human rights on Valentine's Day
You can stand beside the women of Zimbabwe this Valentine’s Day.
UPDATE:
WOZA members arrested, released, following march
Your support is making a difference
Thanks in part to support that Amnesty Canada members have already sent through this year's Roses for WOZA appeal, WOZA held a large march on Feb. 7th to voice their concerns about ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe.
WOZA leader Jenni Williams and 8 other WOZA members were arrested and held for more than 24 hours before being released, vowing to continue their work for women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Jenni Williams was the guest of honour at Amnesty International’s 2011 Annual General Meeting in May.
Join us to send her and all members of WOZA a special Valentines Day card in support of women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) is a group of over 80,000 women’s human rights defenders across Zimbabwe. Every year on Valentine’s Day, they march through the streets to hand out roses and demand one simple thing from their government: respect.
Purchase a rose for WOZA and women’s human rights this February 14th.
Your support goes directly to WOZA to help them organize demonstrations, pay for legal costs, and provide care for their members. WOZA members have told us that “your efforts send the message that we are not alone and that the world is watching.”
Amnesty International stands behind the work of WOZA and knows that support from people like you contributes to the safety of these courageous women.
With your help, we can send a strong message of solidarity and support to WOZA members.
Please buy a rose today!
Thank you,Alex
Alex Neve
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canadian Section
p.s. On Valentine's Day, of course, send roses and words of kindness to your loved ones. But please also express your support for women who believe that the power of love can conquer the love of power. Buy a rose for the Women of Zimbabwe Arise.
job interview/ job articles/ wealthy barmaid
Feb. 14 Job interview: Today I went to a job interview and it's really close by. I thought it went well. I felt relaxed and calm. I did research on the company and was able to answer his questions about the company. I told him my skills. He told me about the position and I said I was still interested in it.
Career counselor: That career counselor has had an effect on me. She said that even if I don't get hired, I should call or email them back and ask how to improve my interviewing skills. 2 weeks ago, I did an interview and didn't get hired. So I called them and left a message and asked if they made a decision yet. They didn't call back. So I don't know what I could have improved on.
Feb. 15 Job articles: I got this from Alberta Job Centre: "Why Job Interviews are like First Dates." There were good tips about calling back to see if they made a hiring decision. You have to be polite and respectful. If you get hired, but you were rude on the phone when asking, they will not give you the job. If you were rude on the phone, and you didn't get hired anyway, it confirms that they made the right decision in not hiring you.
Are you sure you answered them to show off your best attributes?
Did you think carefully about what each employer was trying to discover by asking you those questions?
Can you think of any better ways of answering those questions that demonstrates you are confident and have a realistic assessment of your skills?
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=81E3F10E-2219-80B4-53966DB54E834C71&utm_source=Albertajobcentre.ca&utm_campaign=b32936afd5-AB_Career_Feb_15_20122_15_2012&utm_medium=email
"Follow-up: The Avoided Job Search Strategy": It talked about the importance of following up. As in if they hire somebody else, and they don't work out, they will think about the person who they interviewed and actually called back. If you follow up, it does show you're interested. So I called up that medical office today. They said they will get back to me on Fri.
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=E14D6F0B-2219-80B4-53A8BE20D97D3D74
Resume: "Is Your 'Perfect' Resume Hurting You?" The best tip was that a resume doesn't get you the job, it gets you the interview. The resume should be brief and to pique their interest. They will want to know more about you, so they will call you for an interview.
Don't put salary expectations on your resume; you're supposed to discuss this at the interview. Some job ads already mention the salary expectation. Basically go on the internet to see how much this position pays.
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=5E913644-2219-80B4-53AC797B40DB1404&utm_source=Albertajobcentre.ca&utm_campaign=d00d9d401e-AB_Career_Feb_08_20122_8_2012&utm_medium=email
I got this through Job Boom:
Bosses: This is a mediocre article about "Bad Bosses Make Bad Marriages" because the bosses treat the employees bad, and the employees take out their anger at home. It doesn't really tell you anything new.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/30/bad-bosses-make-bad-marriages-study
Salary increases: There will be salary increases in mining, oil, and finance industry.
http://money.canoe.ca/money/mymoney/canada/archives/2011/08/20110823-124943.html
Business wardrobe: Here are some tips about business casual. Don't show too much skin, and don't look like a slob.
http://career.jobboom.com/survival-guide/interview/2011/07/12/18410186.html
Jobs and dating: It's interesting, because I remember reading a dating article. If you go on a date, and you sit and talk to the other person, it's more like an interview. On a date, you should be doing something fun like going to a park and walking around. Have you ever been to a job interview where you walk around the office? No, in an job interview you sit and talk. (Well I did get a tour of the office at two interviews.)
I was thinking about how I would change myself for a job position, like improving my skills and working harder. But I won't change myself to date someone. With a job, you get paid, you get money out of it. You show up, you work, you don't exactly have to like it, but you get paid.
With dating, you get the emotions. You're with this person because you like this person.
Same goes with online dating. You read a profile and it's like a resume. You have to meet the person like a date/ interview to see if you would like the person.
Social Media: I got this through CPRS. Mack Male gives a presentation about "What the Tweet? Blog your Facebook on Youtube!" I can't go because I have work. I did find his blog and he is on the social sites like Wordpress (blog) and Flicker (photo website), Youtube, LinkedIn, etc.
http://blog.mastermaq.ca/
Car rental: I did a job interview at a car rental place. I think it was an average interview. I felt like I stumbled on an answer. I showed up on time and I did research the company. I learned more about the company when he told me about the position. I am interested in the position.
He had good questions to ask me. I have had interviewers that weren't really prepared, so I had to ask questions about the company.
Wealthy barmaid: I found this on Yahoo today. It's about a 26 yr old bartender who's RRSP is 2 income properties. She works as much as she can, and saves as much as she can. She saves her entire paycheck, and saves 75% of her tips. She lives with her parents for free and doesn't pay for rent or food.
She has a MBA in marketing, but she can't get a position in her field. She has looked for a position for 2 yrs.
"The jobs she wanted most, she never heard back from or was told to start at the bottom. When she applied for jobs at the bottom, she was told her MBA made her overqualified. A few places called back and wanted to pay her $30,000 a year."
“It sucks that the only places that will hire me right now are bars. But they’re also great money, and I hate to say it, but they’re probably better money than some entry-level jobs,” she says. “I don’t regret my MBA; it was something I always wanted to do. I thought it was important, something that would allow me to break through the glass ceiling. I still keep a positive outlook though.
“I’ll get a job.”
Office and restaurant: One of the servers I worked with said she could work as a receptionist like $15/hr, but she can do the same as a server. Say she gets paid $9.40/hr, but with tips it could be $15/hr. It's not a job that anyone can do or would like to do. It's a physically demanding job, and some customers aren't polite, and you have to deal with them.
A receptionist, you aren't moving too much. There may be rude people who come into the office, but it's not expected that will be rude. I have seen doctor's offices with signs that say they won't tolerate abuse to any of the staff.
Cons: There were comments dissing her like since she lives for free at home, she can manage to save all her money. Her parents own a restaurant, so she can pick extra shifts there to work and earn money. Not everybody has that kind of a situation that works for them.
Pros: I will say that we can all apply a couple of her habits to our situations like: Work as much as you can, save as much as you can. I will give her points that she was looking for a position in her field for 2 yrs, and that she was willing to work for free with unpaid internships. She was willing to start at the bottom, but wasn't hired because she was overqualified.
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/wealthy-barmaid-s-rrsp-is-2-income-properties.html
Career counselor: That career counselor has had an effect on me. She said that even if I don't get hired, I should call or email them back and ask how to improve my interviewing skills. 2 weeks ago, I did an interview and didn't get hired. So I called them and left a message and asked if they made a decision yet. They didn't call back. So I don't know what I could have improved on.
Feb. 15 Job articles: I got this from Alberta Job Centre: "Why Job Interviews are like First Dates." There were good tips about calling back to see if they made a hiring decision. You have to be polite and respectful. If you get hired, but you were rude on the phone when asking, they will not give you the job. If you were rude on the phone, and you didn't get hired anyway, it confirms that they made the right decision in not hiring you.
Are you sure you answered them to show off your best attributes?
Did you think carefully about what each employer was trying to discover by asking you those questions?
Can you think of any better ways of answering those questions that demonstrates you are confident and have a realistic assessment of your skills?
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=81E3F10E-2219-80B4-53966DB54E834C71&utm_source=Albertajobcentre.ca&utm_campaign=b32936afd5-AB_Career_Feb_15_20122_15_2012&utm_medium=email
"Follow-up: The Avoided Job Search Strategy": It talked about the importance of following up. As in if they hire somebody else, and they don't work out, they will think about the person who they interviewed and actually called back. If you follow up, it does show you're interested. So I called up that medical office today. They said they will get back to me on Fri.
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=E14D6F0B-2219-80B4-53A8BE20D97D3D74
Resume: "Is Your 'Perfect' Resume Hurting You?" The best tip was that a resume doesn't get you the job, it gets you the interview. The resume should be brief and to pique their interest. They will want to know more about you, so they will call you for an interview.
Don't put salary expectations on your resume; you're supposed to discuss this at the interview. Some job ads already mention the salary expectation. Basically go on the internet to see how much this position pays.
http://www.albertajobcentre.ca/content/index.cfm?objectid=5E913644-2219-80B4-53AC797B40DB1404&utm_source=Albertajobcentre.ca&utm_campaign=d00d9d401e-AB_Career_Feb_08_20122_8_2012&utm_medium=email
I got this through Job Boom:
Bosses: This is a mediocre article about "Bad Bosses Make Bad Marriages" because the bosses treat the employees bad, and the employees take out their anger at home. It doesn't really tell you anything new.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/30/bad-bosses-make-bad-marriages-study
Salary increases: There will be salary increases in mining, oil, and finance industry.
http://money.canoe.ca/money/mymoney/canada/archives/2011/08/20110823-124943.html
Business wardrobe: Here are some tips about business casual. Don't show too much skin, and don't look like a slob.
http://career.jobboom.com/survival-guide/interview/2011/07/12/18410186.html
Jobs and dating: It's interesting, because I remember reading a dating article. If you go on a date, and you sit and talk to the other person, it's more like an interview. On a date, you should be doing something fun like going to a park and walking around. Have you ever been to a job interview where you walk around the office? No, in an job interview you sit and talk. (Well I did get a tour of the office at two interviews.)
I was thinking about how I would change myself for a job position, like improving my skills and working harder. But I won't change myself to date someone. With a job, you get paid, you get money out of it. You show up, you work, you don't exactly have to like it, but you get paid.
With dating, you get the emotions. You're with this person because you like this person.
Same goes with online dating. You read a profile and it's like a resume. You have to meet the person like a date/ interview to see if you would like the person.
Social Media: I got this through CPRS. Mack Male gives a presentation about "What the Tweet? Blog your Facebook on Youtube!" I can't go because I have work. I did find his blog and he is on the social sites like Wordpress (blog) and Flicker (photo website), Youtube, LinkedIn, etc.
http://blog.mastermaq.ca/
Car rental: I did a job interview at a car rental place. I think it was an average interview. I felt like I stumbled on an answer. I showed up on time and I did research the company. I learned more about the company when he told me about the position. I am interested in the position.
He had good questions to ask me. I have had interviewers that weren't really prepared, so I had to ask questions about the company.
Wealthy barmaid: I found this on Yahoo today. It's about a 26 yr old bartender who's RRSP is 2 income properties. She works as much as she can, and saves as much as she can. She saves her entire paycheck, and saves 75% of her tips. She lives with her parents for free and doesn't pay for rent or food.
She has a MBA in marketing, but she can't get a position in her field. She has looked for a position for 2 yrs.
"The jobs she wanted most, she never heard back from or was told to start at the bottom. When she applied for jobs at the bottom, she was told her MBA made her overqualified. A few places called back and wanted to pay her $30,000 a year."
“It sucks that the only places that will hire me right now are bars. But they’re also great money, and I hate to say it, but they’re probably better money than some entry-level jobs,” she says. “I don’t regret my MBA; it was something I always wanted to do. I thought it was important, something that would allow me to break through the glass ceiling. I still keep a positive outlook though.
“I’ll get a job.”
Office and restaurant: One of the servers I worked with said she could work as a receptionist like $15/hr, but she can do the same as a server. Say she gets paid $9.40/hr, but with tips it could be $15/hr. It's not a job that anyone can do or would like to do. It's a physically demanding job, and some customers aren't polite, and you have to deal with them.
A receptionist, you aren't moving too much. There may be rude people who come into the office, but it's not expected that will be rude. I have seen doctor's offices with signs that say they won't tolerate abuse to any of the staff.
Cons: There were comments dissing her like since she lives for free at home, she can manage to save all her money. Her parents own a restaurant, so she can pick extra shifts there to work and earn money. Not everybody has that kind of a situation that works for them.
Pros: I will say that we can all apply a couple of her habits to our situations like: Work as much as you can, save as much as you can. I will give her points that she was looking for a position in her field for 2 yrs, and that she was willing to work for free with unpaid internships. She was willing to start at the bottom, but wasn't hired because she was overqualified.
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/wealthy-barmaid-s-rrsp-is-2-income-properties.html
Monday, February 13, 2012
Love is a right, not a wrong (Amnesty International)
One step forward for LGBT rights in California, but threats remain worldwide. Our fight for equality must continue.
Dear Tracy ,
It was a historic moment for LGBT rights. This week, a federal appeals court reaffirmed that California's ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.
But even as we celebrate the court decision in California, others worldwide continue to face discrimination, violence and prison sentences -- solely because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
One place where this remains true is the central African country of Cameroon, where homosexuality is considered a criminal offense.
Criminalizing homosexuality isn't just on the wrong side of international human rights standards -- it's on the wrong side of history. With Valentine's Day soon upon us, we take this moment to remind Cameroon's authorities that "Love is a Right, Not a Wrong."
Demand that Cameroon respect the human rights of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
People in Cameroon face arrest and imprisonment on charges of "homosexuality" under Cameroon's Penal Code. Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, a case featured in our recent Write for Rights campaign, is just one example -- he was jailed in Cameroon for 3 years in April 2011 for "homosexuality." In prison he's at increased risk of attack and ill-treatment, just because of his perceived sexual orientation.
But people like Jean-Claude Roger Mbede shouldn't be in prison in the first place.
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people face a dangerous and unjust world. And despite this week's good news in California, the news in some places around the world is just getting worse:
St. Petersburg, Russia, is looking to ban "public actions" and "propaganda" around "sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderness" -- an assault on the freedom of expression of Russia's LGBT community.
Uganda has re-introduced an appalling Anti-Homosexuality bill that in the previous iterations has called for the death penalty for the "crime" of "aggravated homosexuality."
Our work on LGBT rights has never been so important. With unprecedented progress for LGBT equality being won, we have a renewed opportunity -- and responsibility -- to help advance human rights for LGBT people everywhere.
Help us make an impact in Cameroon. Demand freedom and an end to discrimination for Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, and for others persecuted because of their real or perceived sexual orientation.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=517183&tr=y&auid=10277142&msource=W0000ACFACE
With hope,
Michael O'Reilly
Senior Director, Individuals at Risk Campaign
Amnesty International USA
Dear Tracy ,
It was a historic moment for LGBT rights. This week, a federal appeals court reaffirmed that California's ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.
But even as we celebrate the court decision in California, others worldwide continue to face discrimination, violence and prison sentences -- solely because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation.
One place where this remains true is the central African country of Cameroon, where homosexuality is considered a criminal offense.
Criminalizing homosexuality isn't just on the wrong side of international human rights standards -- it's on the wrong side of history. With Valentine's Day soon upon us, we take this moment to remind Cameroon's authorities that "Love is a Right, Not a Wrong."
Demand that Cameroon respect the human rights of all people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
People in Cameroon face arrest and imprisonment on charges of "homosexuality" under Cameroon's Penal Code. Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, a case featured in our recent Write for Rights campaign, is just one example -- he was jailed in Cameroon for 3 years in April 2011 for "homosexuality." In prison he's at increased risk of attack and ill-treatment, just because of his perceived sexual orientation.
But people like Jean-Claude Roger Mbede shouldn't be in prison in the first place.
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people face a dangerous and unjust world. And despite this week's good news in California, the news in some places around the world is just getting worse:
St. Petersburg, Russia, is looking to ban "public actions" and "propaganda" around "sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderness" -- an assault on the freedom of expression of Russia's LGBT community.
Uganda has re-introduced an appalling Anti-Homosexuality bill that in the previous iterations has called for the death penalty for the "crime" of "aggravated homosexuality."
Our work on LGBT rights has never been so important. With unprecedented progress for LGBT equality being won, we have a renewed opportunity -- and responsibility -- to help advance human rights for LGBT people everywhere.
Help us make an impact in Cameroon. Demand freedom and an end to discrimination for Jean-Claude Roger Mbede, and for others persecuted because of their real or perceived sexual orientation.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=517183&tr=y&auid=10277142&msource=W0000ACFACE
With hope,
Michael O'Reilly
Senior Director, Individuals at Risk Campaign
Amnesty International USA
joke/ Jeannie Ortega/ Whitney Houston
Feb. 6 Joke: I got this from Daily Silly:
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Me: I thought it was stupid for the man. He should have said: "Let's stop this. We are both being stubborn for a long enough time already. Let's forget all about this." Then he can ask for her to wake him up at 5am. He really should have set his alarm clock. Unless he can't wake up by himself at that early of a time.
It's also about prioritizing. Making sure you get the flight on time or winning a fight with your wife?
Feb. 10 Channing Tatum: I was watching Saturday Night Live, and Channing Tatum was hosting. In his monologue, he discussed about how before he got into acting, he was a stripper.
CT: There a couple of rules. Rule #1.
Me: No touching.
CT: No touching. I can touch you, but you can't touch me. Rule #2, for my safety, I have a security guard.
Keenan Thompson is on stage.
CT: Rule #3, tips are appreciated. I'm putting myself through nursing school.
The audience laughs.
Then CT starts recognizing the people in the audience who used to see him strip. (It's really SNL actors.)
CT: Leslie?
Leslie: No.
Then CT recognizes a Man.
Man: No.
CT: Oh, you don't remember this?
CT dances a bit, stripper moves. Then CT rips open his button down shirt.
CT: What happened?
Cut to Man is dead. A Doctor is there.
Doctor: He's dead. But he died of happiness.
CT: Dr. Matthew?
Doctor: No.
Doctor leaves.
Feb. 11: There was sketch where it's held at a male strip club. The joke was mainly Jason Sudeikis being the strip club DJ.
DJ: Well we have a bachelorette party here.
Cut to 3 Asian women sitting there. They are conservatively dressed and their faces are straight.
lol. I guess it was funny because they seem so out of place; they're the last people to come to a strip club. They also didn't look happy to be there.
My sister and I predicted SNL was going to make fun of the movie Step Up. but they didn't. Instead they did have CT do some dancing for this Bar Mitzvah sketch.
Job joke: I got this from Daily Silly.
The Boss of our small company was complaining during a staff meeting that people didn't respect him enough. Trying to change the attitude in the office he came in the next day with a sign for his door it said, I am the boss. One of the employees apparently not appreciating the change posted a post-a-note on the sign it said, "your wife wants her sign back."
The Simpsons: Last week, I was watching The Vampire Diaries and there were all these coffins. My little brother saw it.
P: "Kill my boss? Do I dare live the American dream?"
Me: What?
P: It was from The Simpsons. The Halloween episode where Homer has to kill Mr. Burns because he was the head vampire.
Me: Oh yeah.
Jeannie Ortega: Today I was looking for a job and listening to the girl group Dream. They came out in early 2000s and you may have heard of their song "He Loves U Not." I was on iTunes and it said that people who bought this cd, they also bought Jeannie Ortega. So I looked her up on Youtube and found the song "Crowded":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ezybNIO8Fk
As soon as I started hearing it, I was like: "Oh yeah! I've heard of this song before a few years ago on the radio. I really liked it because I could dance to it." So I was listening to more of her R&B songs. Then I found this where she's on TBN.
It's a religious show and she talks about being raised in NY. She talks about how she found God after she was dropped from her record label, how she was engaged, and then lost her fiance, her family broke up. After she found God, started going to church again, she is much happier. It was inspirational, even though I'm not really religious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aedz161Q-c&feature=related
Feb. 12 Whitney Houston: I'm sure all of you heard about the singer/ actress Whitney Houston has passed away yesterday. I was on the computer and my little brother said that to me. I then looked it up and she was 48 yrs old.
I remember watching The Bodyguard on TV when I was a kid. I think the first half. Then I was older and I saw the second half. I think it was average. I do love the song "I Will Always Love You." Who doesn't like that song?
I do like that duet she did with the Canadian singer Deborah Cox called "Same Script, Different Cast." I also like her song "Heartbreak Hotel" feat. Kelly Price and Faith Evans. I also like her dance song "It's Not Right, but it's Okay."
Feb. 13 Love Day: Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so Happy Love Day! It was from The Simpsons.
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it.
The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed.
The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up."
Me: I thought it was stupid for the man. He should have said: "Let's stop this. We are both being stubborn for a long enough time already. Let's forget all about this." Then he can ask for her to wake him up at 5am. He really should have set his alarm clock. Unless he can't wake up by himself at that early of a time.
It's also about prioritizing. Making sure you get the flight on time or winning a fight with your wife?
Feb. 10 Channing Tatum: I was watching Saturday Night Live, and Channing Tatum was hosting. In his monologue, he discussed about how before he got into acting, he was a stripper.
CT: There a couple of rules. Rule #1.
Me: No touching.
CT: No touching. I can touch you, but you can't touch me. Rule #2, for my safety, I have a security guard.
Keenan Thompson is on stage.
CT: Rule #3, tips are appreciated. I'm putting myself through nursing school.
The audience laughs.
Then CT starts recognizing the people in the audience who used to see him strip. (It's really SNL actors.)
CT: Leslie?
Leslie: No.
Then CT recognizes a Man.
Man: No.
CT: Oh, you don't remember this?
CT dances a bit, stripper moves. Then CT rips open his button down shirt.
CT: What happened?
Cut to Man is dead. A Doctor is there.
Doctor: He's dead. But he died of happiness.
CT: Dr. Matthew?
Doctor: No.
Doctor leaves.
Feb. 11: There was sketch where it's held at a male strip club. The joke was mainly Jason Sudeikis being the strip club DJ.
DJ: Well we have a bachelorette party here.
Cut to 3 Asian women sitting there. They are conservatively dressed and their faces are straight.
lol. I guess it was funny because they seem so out of place; they're the last people to come to a strip club. They also didn't look happy to be there.
My sister and I predicted SNL was going to make fun of the movie Step Up. but they didn't. Instead they did have CT do some dancing for this Bar Mitzvah sketch.
Job joke: I got this from Daily Silly.
The Boss of our small company was complaining during a staff meeting that people didn't respect him enough. Trying to change the attitude in the office he came in the next day with a sign for his door it said, I am the boss. One of the employees apparently not appreciating the change posted a post-a-note on the sign it said, "your wife wants her sign back."
The Simpsons: Last week, I was watching The Vampire Diaries and there were all these coffins. My little brother saw it.
P: "Kill my boss? Do I dare live the American dream?"
Me: What?
P: It was from The Simpsons. The Halloween episode where Homer has to kill Mr. Burns because he was the head vampire.
Me: Oh yeah.
Jeannie Ortega: Today I was looking for a job and listening to the girl group Dream. They came out in early 2000s and you may have heard of their song "He Loves U Not." I was on iTunes and it said that people who bought this cd, they also bought Jeannie Ortega. So I looked her up on Youtube and found the song "Crowded":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ezybNIO8Fk
As soon as I started hearing it, I was like: "Oh yeah! I've heard of this song before a few years ago on the radio. I really liked it because I could dance to it." So I was listening to more of her R&B songs. Then I found this where she's on TBN.
It's a religious show and she talks about being raised in NY. She talks about how she found God after she was dropped from her record label, how she was engaged, and then lost her fiance, her family broke up. After she found God, started going to church again, she is much happier. It was inspirational, even though I'm not really religious.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aedz161Q-c&feature=related
Feb. 12 Whitney Houston: I'm sure all of you heard about the singer/ actress Whitney Houston has passed away yesterday. I was on the computer and my little brother said that to me. I then looked it up and she was 48 yrs old.
I remember watching The Bodyguard on TV when I was a kid. I think the first half. Then I was older and I saw the second half. I think it was average. I do love the song "I Will Always Love You." Who doesn't like that song?
I do like that duet she did with the Canadian singer Deborah Cox called "Same Script, Different Cast." I also like her song "Heartbreak Hotel" feat. Kelly Price and Faith Evans. I also like her dance song "It's Not Right, but it's Okay."
Feb. 13 Love Day: Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, so Happy Love Day! It was from The Simpsons.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Share your passion for human rights on Valentine's Day
Amnesty International Canada
February 8, 2012
https://www.amnesty.ca/secure/urgentappeal/2012/woza/donate.php?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz
Share your passion for human rights on Valentine's Day
You can stand beside the women of Zimbabwe this Valentine’s Day.
Send a message of solidarity
Learn about WOZA’s activism efforts, including their latest report on poverty and starvation in Zimbabwe, and send them a message of support and solidarity. Jenni Williams of WOZA (pictured) was the guest of honour at Amnesty International’s 2011 Annual General Meeting in May.
Join us to send her and all members of WOZA a special Valentines Day card in support of women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) is a group of over 80,000 women’s human rights defenders across Zimbabwe. Every year on Valentine’s Day, they march through the streets to hand out roses and demand one simple thing from their government: respect.
Purchase a rose for WOZA and women’s human rights this February 14th.
Your support goes directly to WOZA to help them organize demonstrations, pay for legal costs, and provide care for their members. WOZA members have told us that “your efforts send the message that we are not alone and that the world is watching.”
Amnesty International stands behind the work of WOZA and knows that support from people like you contributes to the safety of these courageous women.
With your help, we can send a strong message of solidarity and support to WOZA members.
Please buy a rose today!
Thank you,
Alex Neve
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canadian Section
Alex
p.s. On Valentine's Day, of course, send roses and words of kindness to your loved ones. But please also express your support for women who believe that the power of love can conquer the love of power. Buy a rose for the Women of Zimbabwe Arise.
February 8, 2012
https://www.amnesty.ca/secure/urgentappeal/2012/woza/donate.php?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Informz
Share your passion for human rights on Valentine's Day
You can stand beside the women of Zimbabwe this Valentine’s Day.
Send a message of solidarity
Learn about WOZA’s activism efforts, including their latest report on poverty and starvation in Zimbabwe, and send them a message of support and solidarity. Jenni Williams of WOZA (pictured) was the guest of honour at Amnesty International’s 2011 Annual General Meeting in May.
Join us to send her and all members of WOZA a special Valentines Day card in support of women's rights in Zimbabwe.
Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) is a group of over 80,000 women’s human rights defenders across Zimbabwe. Every year on Valentine’s Day, they march through the streets to hand out roses and demand one simple thing from their government: respect.
Purchase a rose for WOZA and women’s human rights this February 14th.
Your support goes directly to WOZA to help them organize demonstrations, pay for legal costs, and provide care for their members. WOZA members have told us that “your efforts send the message that we are not alone and that the world is watching.”
Amnesty International stands behind the work of WOZA and knows that support from people like you contributes to the safety of these courageous women.
With your help, we can send a strong message of solidarity and support to WOZA members.
Please buy a rose today!
Thank you,
Alex Neve
Secretary General,
Amnesty International Canadian Section
Alex
p.s. On Valentine's Day, of course, send roses and words of kindness to your loved ones. But please also express your support for women who believe that the power of love can conquer the love of power. Buy a rose for the Women of Zimbabwe Arise.
Twitter/ business efficiency/ Microbusiness Training Centre
Feb. 6 Twitter: I got this article called "50 Hottest Twitter Hashtags for Job Seekers" from Florine Church. She emailed this to me through my blog. I am on Facebook and LinkedIn. On Facebook I'm usually saying on my status update on how I'm looking for a job. I emailed my college writing friends to see if they have writing jobs, and where and how they got it.
I even contacted my NAIT friends in 2010 when I was unemployed. I haven't seen them since 2005, but I got on Facebook and looked them up and asked about regular jobs. (It was before I got hired at my restaurant job that I'm currently working in.) I'm on LinkedIn, and I have a few college writing friends on my contact list. I also have two producers on it.
I guess I didn't exactly want to go on Twitter because I already use the internet so much. I'm constantly on job websites and applying to positions. I'm on two social networks already, and I have two blogs. One is personal and fun, and the other is for The Vertex Fighter.
Well might as well get on Twitter.
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2012/50-hottest-twitter-hashtags-for-job-seekers/
Feb. 8 LinkedIn: One of my Professional Writing friends has added me on Linked In. I then emailed all my friends to get on LinkedIn. A few weeks ago I put up my resume, and added my skills.
Business efficiency: I wanted to write about this earlier, but now that I met with my career counselor, it has triggered me to write it. It's kind of like a rant.
Call centres:
CC: Tell me about a time that you worked at a job that you didn't like. What did you do about it?
Me: I worked at Call Centre #5. I have worked at 3 other call centres before where I call people to do surveys. At this one, you call people to get them to donate money to a charity, which is harder. I also didn't like how they didn't run the place efficiently.
At my other call centres, you either have the computer or you dial the numbers on your own. I can make 6 phone calls in 1 min. As for Call Centre #5, you have to wait 1 or 2 min to make 1 call. If I was dialing the phone numbers, I would have made more phone calls and gotten way more completes.
CC: It sounds like your impatient. So you have to wait 1 or 2 min. to make a phone call? That doesn't seem like a big deal.
Well I guess, not to her. At the call centres I worked at, they always talk about "flow." Team leaders always say: "You have to make as many phone calls as possible. You have to get as many completes as possible. You have to always be dialing." Call Centre #5 wasn't a good environment. There were 2 TVs on in the office. That's because when you're waiting for the computer to be dialing, you are staring into space. So you stare at the TV instead.
At the 4 other call centres I worked at, there wasn't a TV. (This includes Call Centre #4 where I worked for a day.)
Fruit place: I then told CC if this was a stronger answer.
Me: I worked at temporary part-time position for the holidays. I thought the manager ran the place well, but I did have one nitpick with it. He says loudly: "Get strawberries from the fridge." Then someone will say: "Got it!" However, there were a couple of times he has said: "This is second time I said to get strawberries from the fridge!"
I then told him that he should say one of our names first, and then tell us what to get from the fridge. That way, as soon as we hear our names, we pay attention. There is a lot of noise there like the radio is on, and phones are ringing. So he should say our names. He then told me that he's not going to say our names, because he has been running the place like this all the time, and it has worked that way for years, and he's not going to change. I then dealt with it by just keeping my ears open.
CC did say that was a stronger answer.
Juice Place #2: Here's one more example. I worked at Juice Place #2 for a very short time, and I didn't like it. It was a small place, and they weren't very efficient. It was because their supplies and food were all downstairs. Say there's a long line, and usually 1 or 2 of us have to go downstairs to get the food we ran out of.
We have to wait for an elevator, go downstairs, wheel the cart to get to the fridge. That's like 2-3min. Then we get the food and wheel it back to the elevator. We wait for the elevator, and go upstairs and unload it. That takes up to 5-6min. just to get more food. They should have opened their place in a location that was big enough to have the store front, and the back front to put their food in.
In Juice Place #1, there was a store front. When someone calls to say: "Get pineapples." 1 person walks 5 steps to the back, and gets the pineapples, and puts it in the store front. That probably took 15secs. Juice Place #1 was an average place to work at. The pro was they ran it efficiently. The con was that you seem to work so hard, and you only get paid 20 cents above min. wage.
Law of attraction: Here's a random thing. I was thinking about Call Centre #5, and then a charity called me yesterday asking for money.
Microbusiness Training Centre: Do you remember how a few months ago I thought of starting my own TV production company? That's because I couldn't get my The Vertex Fighter script produced.
I went to this 1hr and a half info session at the Microbusiness Training Centre. It was informative. The presenter is nice and friendly. It's a private company and it provides a self-employment program. It's funded by the Govt. Employment and Immigration.
Microbusiness has been here for 16yrs and has helped 1,600 companies.
25 week course:
Part 1-Classroom training: 9 weeks, Mon.-Fri. It's full-time learning. (Planning.)
Part 2-Coaching program: It's coaching and mentoring for 16 weeks to get your business off the ground. (Start.)
Part 3- Mentoring for another 6 months to grow your business. (Grow.)
Cybf.ca: Canadian Youth Business Foundation helps with start-up businesses. If you are 34 yrs old and under.
The Business Link: I also got this brochure called The Business Link. It provides info sessions at affordable prices. There are sessions like "Payroll Basics" for $10. It's 1hr and half long. "Preparing a Business Plan" is 3hrs long for $40.
Here's the website:
www.canadabusiness.ab.ca
Feb. 9 Questions: You have to fill out this little booklet that asks questions about your personality and your business idea.
Personality:
"If you were a top student in school, subtract 4. If not, add 4."
"If you enjoyed group activities (clubs, team sports), subtract 1. If you didn't, add 1."
Business: "Why do you think customers will choose your business over that of your competitors?"
"Give 3 reasons why you think it is a feasible business?"
There's the scoring, and if you scored low: They tell you to work for a company or for someone else. Develop a career or technical expertise that fits you.
I even contacted my NAIT friends in 2010 when I was unemployed. I haven't seen them since 2005, but I got on Facebook and looked them up and asked about regular jobs. (It was before I got hired at my restaurant job that I'm currently working in.) I'm on LinkedIn, and I have a few college writing friends on my contact list. I also have two producers on it.
I guess I didn't exactly want to go on Twitter because I already use the internet so much. I'm constantly on job websites and applying to positions. I'm on two social networks already, and I have two blogs. One is personal and fun, and the other is for The Vertex Fighter.
Well might as well get on Twitter.
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2012/50-hottest-twitter-hashtags-for-job-seekers/
Feb. 8 LinkedIn: One of my Professional Writing friends has added me on Linked In. I then emailed all my friends to get on LinkedIn. A few weeks ago I put up my resume, and added my skills.
Business efficiency: I wanted to write about this earlier, but now that I met with my career counselor, it has triggered me to write it. It's kind of like a rant.
Call centres:
CC: Tell me about a time that you worked at a job that you didn't like. What did you do about it?
Me: I worked at Call Centre #5. I have worked at 3 other call centres before where I call people to do surveys. At this one, you call people to get them to donate money to a charity, which is harder. I also didn't like how they didn't run the place efficiently.
At my other call centres, you either have the computer or you dial the numbers on your own. I can make 6 phone calls in 1 min. As for Call Centre #5, you have to wait 1 or 2 min to make 1 call. If I was dialing the phone numbers, I would have made more phone calls and gotten way more completes.
CC: It sounds like your impatient. So you have to wait 1 or 2 min. to make a phone call? That doesn't seem like a big deal.
Well I guess, not to her. At the call centres I worked at, they always talk about "flow." Team leaders always say: "You have to make as many phone calls as possible. You have to get as many completes as possible. You have to always be dialing." Call Centre #5 wasn't a good environment. There were 2 TVs on in the office. That's because when you're waiting for the computer to be dialing, you are staring into space. So you stare at the TV instead.
At the 4 other call centres I worked at, there wasn't a TV. (This includes Call Centre #4 where I worked for a day.)
Fruit place: I then told CC if this was a stronger answer.
Me: I worked at temporary part-time position for the holidays. I thought the manager ran the place well, but I did have one nitpick with it. He says loudly: "Get strawberries from the fridge." Then someone will say: "Got it!" However, there were a couple of times he has said: "This is second time I said to get strawberries from the fridge!"
I then told him that he should say one of our names first, and then tell us what to get from the fridge. That way, as soon as we hear our names, we pay attention. There is a lot of noise there like the radio is on, and phones are ringing. So he should say our names. He then told me that he's not going to say our names, because he has been running the place like this all the time, and it has worked that way for years, and he's not going to change. I then dealt with it by just keeping my ears open.
CC did say that was a stronger answer.
Juice Place #2: Here's one more example. I worked at Juice Place #2 for a very short time, and I didn't like it. It was a small place, and they weren't very efficient. It was because their supplies and food were all downstairs. Say there's a long line, and usually 1 or 2 of us have to go downstairs to get the food we ran out of.
We have to wait for an elevator, go downstairs, wheel the cart to get to the fridge. That's like 2-3min. Then we get the food and wheel it back to the elevator. We wait for the elevator, and go upstairs and unload it. That takes up to 5-6min. just to get more food. They should have opened their place in a location that was big enough to have the store front, and the back front to put their food in.
In Juice Place #1, there was a store front. When someone calls to say: "Get pineapples." 1 person walks 5 steps to the back, and gets the pineapples, and puts it in the store front. That probably took 15secs. Juice Place #1 was an average place to work at. The pro was they ran it efficiently. The con was that you seem to work so hard, and you only get paid 20 cents above min. wage.
Law of attraction: Here's a random thing. I was thinking about Call Centre #5, and then a charity called me yesterday asking for money.
Microbusiness Training Centre: Do you remember how a few months ago I thought of starting my own TV production company? That's because I couldn't get my The Vertex Fighter script produced.
I went to this 1hr and a half info session at the Microbusiness Training Centre. It was informative. The presenter is nice and friendly. It's a private company and it provides a self-employment program. It's funded by the Govt. Employment and Immigration.
Microbusiness has been here for 16yrs and has helped 1,600 companies.
25 week course:
Part 1-Classroom training: 9 weeks, Mon.-Fri. It's full-time learning. (Planning.)
Part 2-Coaching program: It's coaching and mentoring for 16 weeks to get your business off the ground. (Start.)
Part 3- Mentoring for another 6 months to grow your business. (Grow.)
Cybf.ca: Canadian Youth Business Foundation helps with start-up businesses. If you are 34 yrs old and under.
The Business Link: I also got this brochure called The Business Link. It provides info sessions at affordable prices. There are sessions like "Payroll Basics" for $10. It's 1hr and half long. "Preparing a Business Plan" is 3hrs long for $40.
Here's the website:
www.canadabusiness.ab.ca
Feb. 9 Questions: You have to fill out this little booklet that asks questions about your personality and your business idea.
Personality:
"If you were a top student in school, subtract 4. If not, add 4."
"If you enjoyed group activities (clubs, team sports), subtract 1. If you didn't, add 1."
Business: "Why do you think customers will choose your business over that of your competitors?"
"Give 3 reasons why you think it is a feasible business?"
There's the scoring, and if you scored low: They tell you to work for a company or for someone else. Develop a career or technical expertise that fits you.
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