October 9, 2019 Learn from my mistakes: Questions to ask before accepting a job teaching English abroad I am just finishing a job teaching English in China. Unfortunately, it turns out that I was hired by a nightmare employer. I won't go into all the details, but by reading my suggestions you can guess what kind of problems I ran into. I would like to make some suggestions so that you don't make the same mistakes if you decide you would like to teach English in another country. Read More 1.3k September 7, 2018 Funny coworker gifts for your office bestie, your work spouse, or your actually rad boss If you're lucky, you find an ally at work: someone with whom you can commiserate and who makes the bad days better and the good days funnier. Your work bestie, your work spouse… you know the one. If you need to gift them something funny, here are a few ideas. From a "Didn't kill anyone" award ribbon to surviving another meeting that could have been an email, these coworker gifts will make another day a good one. At least until tomorrow… Read More September 5, 2018 My work is going to an open office plan that I'll probably hate. How should I cope? My employer is seriously considering moving our staff from individual cubicles with five-foot high walls to an open office plan. I am a serious introvert, and this is unacceptable to me. I have panic attacks just thinking about it. If we end up in shared cubicles, though, what suggestions do people have (photos or links would be awesome!), that would create more privacy and comfort for me? Read More July 30, 2018 Crowdfunding for feminist creators: tips for funding your labor of love Feminist creators — especially female-identifying creators, non-binary creators, and people of color — have historically faced discrimination in almost every industry, including comics, games, music, technology, and film. In the world of female entrepreneurship, only two to six percent of venture capital funding is allocated to women. However, crowdfunding provides a way for creators and entrepreneurs to push back against the gatekeepers of these industries and access fans directly in a way that was never possible before. Read More 123…24
1.3k September 7, 2018 Funny coworker gifts for your office bestie, your work spouse, or your actually rad boss If you're lucky, you find an ally at work: someone with whom you can commiserate and who makes the bad days better and the good days funnier. Your work bestie, your work spouse… you know the one. If you need to gift them something funny, here are a few ideas. From a "Didn't kill anyone" award ribbon to surviving another meeting that could have been an email, these coworker gifts will make another day a good one. At least until tomorrow… Read More September 5, 2018 My work is going to an open office plan that I'll probably hate. How should I cope? My employer is seriously considering moving our staff from individual cubicles with five-foot high walls to an open office plan. I am a serious introvert, and this is unacceptable to me. I have panic attacks just thinking about it. If we end up in shared cubicles, though, what suggestions do people have (photos or links would be awesome!), that would create more privacy and comfort for me? Read More July 30, 2018 Crowdfunding for feminist creators: tips for funding your labor of love Feminist creators — especially female-identifying creators, non-binary creators, and people of color — have historically faced discrimination in almost every industry, including comics, games, music, technology, and film. In the world of female entrepreneurship, only two to six percent of venture capital funding is allocated to women. However, crowdfunding provides a way for creators and entrepreneurs to push back against the gatekeepers of these industries and access fans directly in a way that was never possible before. Read More 123…24
September 5, 2018 My work is going to an open office plan that I'll probably hate. How should I cope? My employer is seriously considering moving our staff from individual cubicles with five-foot high walls to an open office plan. I am a serious introvert, and this is unacceptable to me. I have panic attacks just thinking about it. If we end up in shared cubicles, though, what suggestions do people have (photos or links would be awesome!), that would create more privacy and comfort for me? Read More July 30, 2018 Crowdfunding for feminist creators: tips for funding your labor of love Feminist creators — especially female-identifying creators, non-binary creators, and people of color — have historically faced discrimination in almost every industry, including comics, games, music, technology, and film. In the world of female entrepreneurship, only two to six percent of venture capital funding is allocated to women. However, crowdfunding provides a way for creators and entrepreneurs to push back against the gatekeepers of these industries and access fans directly in a way that was never possible before. Read More 123…24
July 30, 2018 Crowdfunding for feminist creators: tips for funding your labor of love Feminist creators — especially female-identifying creators, non-binary creators, and people of color — have historically faced discrimination in almost every industry, including comics, games, music, technology, and film. In the world of female entrepreneurship, only two to six percent of venture capital funding is allocated to women. However, crowdfunding provides a way for creators and entrepreneurs to push back against the gatekeepers of these industries and access fans directly in a way that was never possible before. Read More 123…24