#100 We’re Going to Have a Meeting About the Meeting

Malcolm from Sydney, Australia, gives us some tips on how to reinvent ourselves when starting over in a new country. Also, why do Swedes need so many meetings?
Malcolm from Sydney, Australia, gives us some tips on how to reinvent ourselves when starting over in a new country. Also, why do Swedes need so many meetings?
Every time I read a job ad that includes any mention of “stakeholders,” I just think of an angry mob...
This job ad came up over the weekend. It’s for a library assistant. I think they’ll get a lot of...
I work two part-time extra time jobs here in Stockholm, so sometimes I check to see if there might be...
Sweden is great because sometimes you can get 50% jobs as well as 75% jobs. It works out well especially...
I’m looking for something part-time to supplement my translating work. I like the ads that are straight and to the...
Hugh Hefner has it right. It’s great working from home because you can wear a bathrobe all day. Now where’s...
I’m starting my own company to translate documents from Swedish to English. (send me your business — now that’s enough...
Still looking for jobs. I noticed this headline. So do you think if I walk in there with a raspy...
Even after all my years here, it’s still hard to remember when I am reading job ads that VD means...
An ad is out now looking for a “sausage man.” Man who sells sausages or man MADE OF SAUSAGES?!!??!
An ad today is looking for a “salesman of the future.” I fully plan to apply dressed in tin foil...
I’ve been looking through the job bank at opportunities for one of my Italian friends looking for a new job. ...
Job searching (there might be a lot of posts about this coming up). I saw an ad that said “Trainee...
Looking through job ads today. I was very intrigued by the ad for someone to organize umbrellas. What a great...
My co-worker received a phone call last week from a customer who could not get the product she wanted because...
One great thing about Stockholm. Every job I’ve worked at, there’s always a bottle of champagne in the fridge.