by John Swinconeck | May 2, 2017 | Good For You
At another job at which I work, I recently had to cover for a coworker who was on a well-deserved vacation. What this meant was getting up at 4 a.m. every day for the past week in order to meet a morning deadline. Here’s what I experienced on my pre-dawn commute...
by Kassandra Strout | Mar 6, 2015 | Good For You
Or, a “work birthday,” as I call it. This past Tuesday marked my first full year at Breaking Even. It seems like ages ago that I wrote my very first blog post (this little gem about Buzzfeed), and it took about three days before I had enough confidence to...
by Kassandra Strout | Oct 10, 2014 | Good For You
My brother’s 7th birthday party was Godzilla themed. The movie (with Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno) was alright in my opinion, but Stephen thought it was The Greatest Movie of All Time. Of course, this is the same kid that made fun of me for crying at My Dog...
by Nicole Ouellette | Sep 16, 2013 | This Week In Business
I will say that interns are a great resource. We’ve had some here and for the most part, it has gone well. The backstory as to why I’m writing this now? I spent a total of two days of billable hours fixing the work of a Client X’s intern from this...
by Nicole Ouellette | Aug 2, 2013 | About Us
About a year ago, I made a policy that I don’t do volunteer work related to my field. And I told people. 99% of people totally got it… and some even said it was a ‘great idea’. About 1% don’t say anything (and secretly think I am a jerk...