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Comment on Don’t follow your dreams. by plasticsblog

plasticsblog — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:22:52 +0000

Ah, thanks for the clarification! That makes sense. My comment about dirty capitalism was in response to what you said about not wanting to go into publishing. I identify with your bordello analogy, I think — l love to read books and write things about books, but a career in publishing might just stop me from ever wanting to sit down with a text for fun.

— ajm

Comment on Don’t follow your dreams. by JR

JR — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:22:35 +0000

“Don’t pursue your passion as a career. Once you start getting paid to perform a task, that type of project will forever be linked with dirty capitalism in your mind: All the intellectual passion will disappear behind crushing pressure to make a few bucks.”

I meant — pursue your passion, but don’t confuse a career tangentially associated with your passion as actually giving you the autonomy to pursue your passion. If you love development economics, work on development economics for an NGO, or found a start-up, don’t go into emerging market growth equity. That job will be a painted horse.

Comment on The Barn Fantasy by plasticsblog

plasticsblog — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:04:46 +0000

Please send your CV to plasticseditors@gmail.com. Maybe you could start out as our bar(n)tending intern? Unfortunately, we wouldn’t have the funds to pay you, but it would be excellent experience. You could get course credit?

Comment on About by plasticsblog

plasticsblog — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:03:17 +0000

Thanks for the clear-up! I think we will leverage your explanation in class this week to explain the proper way to leverage this term.

Comment on Worst of the web: On the prowl for internships by Suevonne

Suevonne — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:26:14 +0000

If you wrote an article about life we’d all reach elnihtgenment.

Comment on About by Harvey Milkman

Harvey Milkman — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:06:18 +0000

There seems to have been a bit of an uproar over use of the word ‘leverage’ in a recent Plastics post. As fate would have it…Urban Dictionary explains all.

leverage
November 30
A buzzword used by management and those who aspire to become management. It used to describe an advantage gained by using a tool. Later it became a term used to describe corporate debt. For example, a leveraged buy-out is one where the buyer has to borrow money in order to buy the other company.

After much mis-use, the word leverage no-longer describes anything or have any meaning to anyone who has ever worked in an office.

in business circles this word is most commonly used in place of the word ‘use’.
Steve: Can we take this off-line, I’m hungry. I’m going to leverage a sandwich.
Paula: Great idea, I could also leverage some food.
Steve: Come on then, we can leverage my car to get to the sandwich leverager.
Paula: Good leverage, we should leverage your leverage so we’ll leverage
Steve: Leverage

Now everything had been clarified, n’est-ce pas? >
Your leverage advisor
Harvey Milkman

Comment on Your Parents, Your Degree, and You by Harvey Milkman

Harvey Milkman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:05:58 +0000

One way of getting away from constant strategizing is to stop believing your own thoughts… say for 5 minutes a day. Not to say that thinking is bad, but why get so attached when they often don’t predict anything?

Comment on The Barn Fantasy by Harvey Milkman

Harvey Milkman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:50:10 +0000

You know, it’s an idea that has been running through my head for several decades. I would like to apply for a position as a part time bar(n)tender!

Comment on Your Parents, Your Degree, and You by plasticsblog

plasticsblog — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:00:01 +0000

I agree and I wish planning and analysis weren’t two of my favorite things… – Jordan

Comment on Worst of the web: On the prowl for internships by plasticsblog

plasticsblog — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:31:14 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Kyle! You’re completely right — nannying jobs pay really well, and I know a few former social networking interns who have gotten into high-paying marketing jobs after college. But I guess I just wish there was more money out there for young educators, journalists and artists, since those are the fields that interest me most. Babysitting or doing marketing for a big company might be lucrative, but I just don’t think those are projects I would be particularly passionate about. Maybe a better title for this post would have been “Internship listings that have annoyed me.”

– Arielle