According to lemon soda company Blowfish, over half of all Americans have showed up to work hungover. Hopefully that makes you feel a little bit better—you’re not alone. That’s not to say you should dawn those sunglasses and pop ibuprofen with pride, but it’s probably not the worst thing you could do. Back to the numbers. It’s safe to assume the majority of that 50% were men, hungover from a Continue Reading
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You Don’t Need the Ivy League. Here’s 15 Fantastic Colleges You Can Attend Instead
You don’t need to go to an Ivy League school to get a great education. Millions of Americans have built lucrative and satisfying professional careers without going to an Ivy League school, and you can too. Take a look at 15 of the best colleges that you can actually attend. Colleges ordered ranked by national ranking, and all have an acceptance rate of at least 50%. Check out Money Magazine Continue Reading
Suck Less at Networking! It’s Easy
Networking is a vital part of a great business strategy. Knowing the right people can open doors for your career, but it’s not all ties and business cards. There’s a lot more required to successfully network with business professionals. Read on, and find out more. Figure Out the Power Dynamic The individuals in charge are very busy. While it may be easy to score a coffee with coworkers, it’s not Continue Reading
How to Land a Part in a Major Movie
Get paid to stand—out of focus—in front of Jennifer Lawrence. Do you want to work with A-list actors and actresses, get paid, all without any prior acting experience? You sure can, as a movie extra! Think about it: Chances are, all you have to do is, well, what you normally do. Every day. Movies reflect the world, and the world has lots of people in it. Most of the time, Continue Reading
Live Your Childhood Dreams-How to Be a Disney Park Actor
Remember Halloween as a kid? You were undoubtedly wash in a sea of Disney. Princes, princesses, beasts—you name it. Every year, tens of thousands of kids dream of the world of Disney. For the adults still captivated by this magical world, it could be a dream come true. Every day, Disney trains princes and princesses to play the part at their parks. Royalty not your thing? Don’t forget about Mickey, Continue Reading
New Workplace Trend: Unlimited Vacation Days
Do you ever feel like you need a vacation? Probably—but you can’t, because your boss wont let you. Unless you work at Virgin or Netflix, that is. Yeah, I’m about to say it. Netflix and Virgin offer great vacation flexibility. But it’s not just great, it’s as good as it gets. Netflix and Virgin offer employees unlimited vacation days. Meaning (in theory) you could take off as many days as Continue Reading
The Most Interesting (and Ridiculous) Jobs Out There
Here’s a curve ball for you. Chances are, you had no idea any of these jobs existed. From insanely monotonous to surprisingly obsolete, here’s the wildest list of jobs companies actually pay people to do. The Doorman Back in the day, the doorman used to open the door. Today, most doormen have been replaced by machines. Doors usually aren’t that heavy, and people generally don’t expect the same formalities that they Continue Reading
Ready to Quit your Job? Make it Memorable.
Ever sit and dream about unloading on your boss? Just step into the office, inhale, and shout every little grievance that’s ever on your mind…and top it all off by yelling, “I QUIT!” That may not always be the best way to go about it, but we’ll show you how to really quit in style! Just watch the two videos below to get an idea. …or, you can add a Continue Reading
Make a Living from the Couch—And Get Paid to Watch TV!
Hold on to your remote for this one—you can get paid to watch TV all day. You heard right! Netflix hires specialized TV watchers called, ‘taggers’ to watch TV shows and movies from their catalog and ‘tag’ each program. Similar to tagging a blog, taggers choose from a massive thousand-word pool to choose words that best describe the show. The tags are used to help Netflix narrow down searches and personalize Continue Reading
Considering a Frozen Food Tasting Job? It May Not Be as Good as You Think
As a freelance illustrator, Matthew taste-tested frozen foods to make ends meet. Everything from frozen Chinese food to French fries, he ate it. Four hours a day, for 3 days of the week. And for $16.50 an hour, it almost seemed worth it. But it wasn’t—this job isn’t what it’s cracked up to be. The excessive salt would cause terrible blisters in his mouth. Fried food has never appealed to Continue Reading