education and career
i got a promotion…
…but it’s not going to make me rich.
In my company promotions at the staff level happen exactly twice a year. 1st April and 1st October. They arrive in little white envelopes usually hand delivered by team leaders. When Wednesday came and went and no one asked for a quick word, I assumed that I’d missed [...]
knowledge is power? what do you do if you’re underpaid
There’s a school of thought that everyone thinks that they are worth about 20% more than their current salary. I used to subscribe to this view point, but it’s been shaken somewhat by a recent job advert that I saw.
I currently earn a bit less than £30k. A very similar job to mine, but more full time technical, has [...]
how should kids learn about finance?
Is there an adult anywhere in the world who doesn’t have an opinion on how kids should be brought up?
As I’m fond of informing people when they ask me whether I’d give up work if I had children, I don’t really like kids. Truthfully, it’s more that I don’t particularly like kids, they are just [...]
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