Remember that scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron when Tony Stark wants Bruce Banner to help him create Vision and Bruce says, “I’m caught in a time loop. This is exactly where it all went wrong.” I feel like I am caught in a 2007–2008 time loop and watching the…

Yeeaaahhhh… So… I’ve been putting the word out as best as I can on both my podcast and my blog: by the time you are “officially” told, “Hey, ha ha ha, we’re now in a recession,” I believe you’ve waited too late. At this point, we have some interesting shenanigans…

As I’ve said before: I feel like this is an auspicious time to be intentional and strategic about who you are listening to and for what reasons. Anyone can go online and post hot air. (Or their own “hot take” on a topic LOL.) …

At the beginning of June, Elon kicked the RTO door wide open by saying, “Come back for 40 hours a week or git. Oh and BTW, go ‘pretend’ to work somewhere else.” Ouch. One month later, Zuck proclaimed that there were folks at Meta who “probably shouldn’t be here.” Two…

At the end of May, I published a blog post titled “Playing the RTO Game.” One of the things I discuss in that post is the sleight of hand some companies use for so-called remote roles. This can include things like: ☑️ Having to travel to a designated meeting site…

Not long ago, perusing CNBC would make you feel pretty bullish. I talked about this many times on my podcast — “nothing to see here people, everything’s fine!” Except… was everything fine? I don’t think so! Here’s but one example:

On Wednesday, Yahoo Finance published, “Economist on inflation hitting retailers: ‘The consumer is the pulse of the U.S. economy.’” From this article: “Retailers are eyeing consumer spending behavior as U.S. households feel the squeeze from inflation, higher gas prices, and rising interest rates. ‘The consumer is the pulse of the…

Recently on CNN Business, this intriguing nugget popped up: “Scott Galloway: Before you start collecting ‘dogs and kids’ get back into the office.” Uh, wut? In this interview, Scott Galloway equates proximity (i.e. someone being butt-in-seat at the office) with building relationships and getting promotions. …

A while back, a meme went around mocking the advice of “Just learn to code” for anyone in an industry deemed obsolete or non-essential. For so long, there’s been a stereotype that the tech industry is pretty much untouchable and a clear beacon of hope for the future. Or is…