humanity

The real lives of businessmen, professionals, the everyday man, stay at home parent, healthy lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories.

Choosing to Work from Home
I'm still wondering how I've determined that the smartest move for my life is to become a stay at home mom who works at home. Even as I sit here with my duct tape-covered laptop while Tumble Leaf plays on the television to distract my kids, I don't understand how I thought this was the best choice for supporting my family.
By Audrey Hutchins9 years ago in Journal
4 Powerful Ways You Can Tip Without Feeling Guilty
The hospitality industry expects you to tip their employees and employees expect to be tipped. Your bill arrives, and, under the guise of making it easier for the customer to calculate the tip, owners provide at least 3 options; the minimum amount is usually 15 - 18% and it heads north from there to at least 20% - remember when the minimum was 10%?
By Roy Osing9 years ago in Journal
Welfare
8/26/15 Today is a great day. After a lifelong journey on the welfare rolls....we are done. Say goodbye to the bullshit of the Ramsey county welfare office.
By Angela Baerthel9 years ago in Journal
Which Banana Would You Choose?
There is of course never a single answer that perfectly encapsulates the choice we would each make when hiring people. I have hired some great candidates in my career and made some dud choices too. With each hire, you learn something a little different.
By Clinton Jones9 years ago in Journal
Production, Reproduction, and Feminism
Studies in feminist theory at Indiana University make a specific effort to discuss issues relevant to people around the world. The larger critique, which is incredibly appropriate, is that mainstream feminist and gender studies in the United States focuses only on the plight of American women—many of whom live with much more privilege than the majority of the world. To balance this, IU's Department of Gender Studies requires majors and minors to take at least one course with non-Western emphasis.
By Markie M9 years ago in Journal
Remember the Cabbage
**Editor's Note: The following is a transcript of the commencement speech given by Tricia Stewart Shiu on May 21st at Baker University.
By Tricia Stewart Shiu9 years ago in Journal
Freelancing, and Why I Risked Everything to Do It
We have all dreamed of becoming our own boss, right? Not taking orders from someone else, creating our own schedule, and not dealing with those pesky customers. Trust me when I say I know plenty of people who want that and let's just say for me, I didn't really have a choice in the matter. My very first job was at a Subway when I was sixteen years old and ever since then, I wouldn't keep a job for longer than two weeks. That was when I was sixteen; I am now twenty years old and I have had more than ten different types of jobs.
By Loni Beach9 years ago in Journal
The Playground Vs the Work Place!
The last post I wrote about bullying in the workplace prompted a lot of people to come forward and say they have been victims of bullying by a boss. When I have conversations with my daughter about the school playground, then conversations with family and friends about their workplaces, these conversations have a lot of similarities. In both scenarios there can be hierarchy backstabbing, gossiping etc. However in some instances children are often spoken to by teachers in a more respectful way than how line employers talk to employees.
By Mayapee Chowdhury9 years ago in Journal
Tapping the Inner Treasure
Have you ever felt as though there was something very valuable inside of you? If there was a way to access this hidden treasure, would you be interested in learning how to do so? I have just the insight for you. Below are the four most profound questions you can ask yourself which will enable you to unveil what I call your "dominant gift". So what is the "dominant gift"? It is an innate/primary endowment bestowed upon each individual to serve humanity and contribute to society. Once discovered and utilized, it has the potential of enabling a person to become great. One of the most significant aspects of this dynamic skill is that it comes already equipped with the necessary knowledge and wisdom needed to operate if effectively.
By Damon Nailer9 years ago in Journal
Getting the Balance Right
Hi. I'm Sue, a professional actress and cover Drama teacher, working across Essex on a daily basis during Term Time. Over the last few years I have been working as a cover teacher covering just about every subject known to man in both Secondary Schools and Primary Schools.
By Sue Thomas9 years ago in Journal
Lean In and Sandberg’s Faulty Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook and in 2013 she published Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Her book was met with both profound praise and critique—from women. She is, after all, a woman in leadership with significant power. As such, it seems that women should be excited to hear about her tips for success so that we can be just like her. However, her book is more of a self-help book than the feminist manifesto Sandberg herself touted it to be (Sandberg 2013; Taylor 2017). More importantly, it should not be considered the cornerstone of the new feminist wave. This essay will argue that Lean In is a net loss for feminism. I will first discuss the positive impact that Sandberg and Lean In deserve credit for. After, however, I will argue for the negative impact of her book with a discussion of Risman’s (1998) idea of the three levels of gender and the capitalistic incentives behind the marketing of Lean In. I will finish with some ideas on how Lean In could have been better, and how the new LeanIn.org community can perhaps correct some of the book’s mistakes.
By Markie M9 years ago in Journal
Trying to Figure Out What to Be When You Grow Up?
Did you know you get to decide what you want to be when you grow up several times during your life? Well, really as many times as you want, but there are a few mile markers. Like when you are six and, like my daughter, you want to grow up and live in the mall. Or when you graduate from high school and you have no clue what you want to do with your life. Or when your children graduate and move away from home and you still have no clue what you want to do with your life. Or when you retire and you thought you'd figured it out and you tried several things and they were fun for a while, but now you have all this amazing freedom!
By Laura LaBrie9 years ago in Journal