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flu vaccine scares...

I'm tired of all the quacks out there touting all sorts of imbecilities about the H1N1 flu and its vaccine. My level-headed friend Alison pointed out an article published by McGill. This is a most excellent article about the different scary stories out there that have people panicking about the vaccine, and getting a lot of people to not get vaccinated, which is frustrating to someone like me who, in a few days, will be holding a newborn and bringing her to various holiday parties. Problem is, anyone who believes the 30-second shocking blurbs from the quacks out there is just not the type of person who would actually read such an article, even if you threw it in their face.
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Tags: english, quacks

by wiswaud on 19 November 2009 | 2 comments

Damn Consultants

Consultants have a bad reputation with salaried workers, who see them as overpaid and stealing the best work. So they don't always understand why those consultants get to do work in their company. Conversely, many of those salaried workers want to become consultants so they can make the big bucks, but as i'm setting out to show you, it's actually nowhere near as much money or fun as what most people think. Here's a look at the pros and cons of consulting, from the point of view of a consultant and that of a company giving them a call. The first section deals with you as a current employee who's either pissed off that your company hires consultants, or is thinking that he'll make the jump to consulting so he can make the big bucks (here's the spoiler: don't). The section after should be required reading for any company who thinks consultants are expensive or not worth it.
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Tags: consulting, english, hiring

by wiswaud on 17 November 2009 | 1 comment

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