Metamorphisis

Today, I called a phone number that turned out to be the Rejection Hotline.  No, it wasn’t one of my many man-conquests from any number of bars I spend most of my time in, getting average-looking guys’ phone numbers (that was a joke, mom and dad, I promise). 
The number was actually the contact information some potential [...]

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What People Do With Jobs

I know I told some people that I would probably stop writing in this blog, seeing as the site my blog is linked with (Brazen) now invites potential employers to read the blogs.  But somehow it seems that MORE people have started reading my blog now that I haven’t updated in awhile.
So I guess I’ll [...]

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What Can You Do With A B.A. in English? (part deux)

You know, no one ever told me what I could do with my major besides teach or profess (that is, become a professor) when I got out of college.  And even though I graduated with an English degree, I’m still not certain what I can do with my degree.
Recently, I got a new job as [...]

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Some Job Advice From an Old Man

As a small triumph in my own world, I have recently found a job that pays $10,000 more than my current job.  And not only have I found it (easy to do since I make slightly more than a Banana Republic employee and slightly less than anyone who works at McDonald’s), it’s now mine.
In two [...]

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Where Humanity and the Blogosphere Meet

Maybe it’s because she called my blog “edgy” or maybe it’s because she has a blog called “Punk Rock HR,” but I’ve been asked ( and am agreeing ) to write my side of the story to an angry post that was written in response to a post I had written titled “Diagnosing Your Co-workers” [...]

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Surprise! We’re in a Recession

As all jokes go, three friends were sitting outside on a Monday, discussing their job outlook after college. 
One friend was working at a job that had nothing to do with her college degree.
Another friend was working at Banana Republic, even though he graduated with a four year degree in three years.
And one friend, with a Master’s [...]

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Finding Happiness After College: Hobby-style

I’ve talked to several “right out of college” people about what they think of the real world.  So far, the general consent is:
a) No one tells you how overwhelming everything is out of college.
b) We’ve learned more about life in these last 4 months than we did in a year of college.
c) It’s difficult to [...]

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A Man’s World

Recently, I made a remarkable discovery.  I have been accidentally using the men’s bathroom for four weeks now at my new job.  Surprisingly, no one has said a thing.  Although, I’ve gotten some strange looks.
It’s not entirely my fault.  The skirt stick figure and pantsless stick figure were not on the door.  They were on the [...]

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The Real World: 5 things to scare you shitless

There comes (a) time(s) in every person’s life where they realize that they are an adult.  Some figure this novel concept out at age 45 where they realize it’s time they stopped working at Burger Barn with uniform pit stains that have been accumulating since high school.  Others come to this conclusion as they’re sitting [...]

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Living at Home: The Price Is Right

Disclaimer: The authors of Liberal Arts Leftovers do not recommend people sitting on their ass all day watching television.  We do recommend healthy dosages of television at least once daily to ensure sanity within a parental environment.
After college, there seems to be a universal panic moment for all graduates.  Millions of questions enter our brains: ”What am [...]

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