tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12489328396378756622024-02-19T04:20:37.095+00:00Stone CastA mostly light-hearted look at issues affecting the average workplace, plus a few other observations....Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-42938173896354169492015-01-14T16:40:00.002+00:002015-01-14T16:40:56.875+00:00Good work undermined by funding crisisHave you seen anything in the news about the closure of a key skills sector organisation - and a major sector to boot? Thought not. Skills for Logistics has issued this notice:
Skills for Logistics to end operations
Skills for Logistics, the sector skills council for the freight logistics industry in the UK, will close its business and is considering about placing the company into Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-4806226875561953112014-12-17T15:00:00.000+00:002015-01-14T16:41:34.140+00:00Job Seeking ActivityWell, what can Monster tell us about job seeking activity? Seems like they want us to know:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-81707148366140194682013-11-10T22:37:00.000+00:002013-11-10T22:37:44.650+00:00Thought so!Having several degrees still doesn't pay - should've seen this chart before signing up!
Find more great infographics on NerdGraph Infographics
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-7744928083988702822013-02-06T16:35:00.000+00:002013-02-06T16:35:00.614+00:00Looking for a job? Ah, interesting times these. So, with so many channels to check for vacancies - or if you're an employer - how many of those channels can you afford to use? Where do you go? Well, have you thought about using your customers? The places you shop from? Ah, thought not. See what Ikea Australia did:
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-72426486594165800622012-08-10T20:36:00.000+01:002012-08-10T20:36:25.807+01:00UnbelievableRest assured, what ever you've told them, they're not going to believe you.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-38469210670330637562012-05-27T21:52:00.000+01:002012-05-27T21:52:00.843+01:00Heavy liftingDo you have the knack? Heavy lifting, that is? We all know someone who has teflon characteristics - e.g. that notorious ex PM Teflon Tony. That's quite a thing to have. But , what if you could be a really effective employee - and do genuine 'heavy lifting' in your role. How can you do that without getting yourself a hernia or exhausing yourself etc etc. Well, it seems there's a technique you needStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-78171808250513599072012-04-23T21:33:00.000+01:002012-04-23T21:33:04.588+01:00Rotten EggsWho are the people we should avoid in our organisations? Well, it should be no surprise that it maybe the people who do well at interviews. Eh? Yes, that's those people who are manipulating people for their own ends. Oh yes, they can say the right thing when it suits them and lie without guilt when challenged. There's a proper name for them. See this post, and specifically the comments it Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-63653450986538805992012-04-15T16:25:00.000+01:002012-04-15T16:25:48.130+01:00Minimum wage - maximum layoffsHere is an argument against the minimum wage - in the context of scientific management or 'factory' style productivity. It's simple when so described. Now consider what's happening with your organisation's 'performance management' scheme. Usually, the important 'factors' are complete baloney - so minimum wage could get rid of really important employees just as much as the so-called less 'Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-59473692995183652662012-04-01T01:55:00.001+01:002012-04-01T01:55:00.461+01:000.4 inchesHere's some shout action - just in case you're asleep!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-58925553038460974092012-03-30T07:45:00.000+01:002012-03-30T07:45:00.359+01:00The rejectionLook, how many times do I have to tell you?
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-48431826828843962442012-03-26T12:30:00.000+01:002012-03-26T12:30:02.639+01:00Lost in translationEver think you are being mis-heard?
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-89312747984884747202012-03-21T12:12:00.000+00:002012-03-21T12:12:00.245+00:00Damn, wrong jobHere is the Head of the Careers Advisory Board - who'd really rather be....
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-40183718601218780792012-03-19T07:00:00.000+00:002012-03-19T07:00:11.422+00:00Career choiceIt may have crossed your mind? Yeah, I fancy going into law. Ha, ha, ha, no you don't do you? Really?
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-70885169993096559042012-03-12T12:33:00.002+00:002012-03-12T15:25:21.058+00:00Work at what you're good atEven Donald Trump has got great career choice advice for you. Yeah, your family might expect you to be a lawyer, doctor, stockbroker (well, maybe not the last). They're more concerned about their status and how they are perceived by others, not how satisfied you are with the work you do. Break free. Do work that suits you. You can't fail to succeed.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-38079344024446602922012-03-05T12:36:00.005+00:002012-03-05T12:36:00.166+00:00Lifelong learningIf you ever think your education is complete then you are dead. Learning is for life. Sometimes, you'll know you want to learn something. Most of the time, life teaches you whether you like it or not. Best be prepared says I. How about taking a free course whilst you're sitting there...go on give the Academic Earth people a whirl ... you never know where it might lead.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-41004220191226145282012-02-27T12:30:00.002+00:002012-02-27T12:30:00.676+00:00Choosing what area of work to enterDo you know how to work out what area of work will suit you? Nah, thought not. Here have a look at this...
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-80406213408788817072012-02-20T12:20:00.000+00:002012-02-20T12:20:55.629+00:00Careers are historyStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-15075631091917370842012-01-13T20:09:00.000+00:002012-01-13T20:09:00.606+00:00Too many menThere's been all kind of speculation about the causes behind various world events related to 'terrorism', 'regime change', rioting etc. Don't you think it's odd they should all start happening now? Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised because a process of feticide (abortions) has begun to show real signs of changing society. About 20 years ago, non-natural ratios of boys to girls began to occur on aStone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-36441802240020492372012-01-09T18:14:00.002+00:002012-01-09T18:24:21.602+00:00Are we getting poorer?A curious piece of reporting via Huffington Post says that half of all workers in the USA earn an average (mean) of only $26,354 (£17,080). That's right, 1 in 2 people's earnings are extremely modest to say the least. The shocking thing is that incomes have gone down 20% for these workers between 1967 and 2010. Quite the opposite for the 'overpaid' - watch the vid and see for yourself. The only Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-23061787270368529342011-10-10T07:01:00.000+01:002011-10-10T07:01:00.613+01:00Better than schoolMaybe you had a better school experience than La Lobster? Anyway, I bet you didn't have instruction half as good as this video by Vi Hart. She explains very succinctly, with great imagination the physics and biological nature of sound and how it is represented in musical notation. Fabulous.
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-57613049146458581002011-10-03T07:00:00.001+01:002011-10-03T07:00:04.207+01:00Caught in the lobster potA minor diversion from work - 2 bouys and a clam shell got caught in La Lobster's pot:Jean-François (2009) from tom haugomat & bruno mangyoku on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-71676861259522626912011-09-19T07:00:00.000+01:002011-09-19T07:00:04.945+01:00InterruptionsI'm not going to be harassed by phones - oh no, not me!
Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-20782368448095618102011-09-12T07:00:00.000+01:002011-09-12T07:00:06.746+01:00Work-life-balanceLa Lobster can hardly ever be accused of being obsessional - she knows quite a few who are though!
Live and let live means more when you stand and stare occasionally:Second Hand from Isaac King on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-41217981967676386152011-09-05T07:00:00.001+01:002011-09-05T07:00:06.670+01:00Here and ThereThere are times when one crosses the threshold of one's workplace only to think we're in an alien place. Well, are you here or there?
Copia A (3D animated short film by Trexel Animation) from Trexel Animation on Vimeo.Stone Casterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10161209821897722633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248932839637875662.post-2532452292839429662011-08-29T07:00:00.001+01:002011-08-29T07:00:03.734+01:00Ken's potential is a bit woodenAh, woodwork! That's what we like to see. We often forget in this plastic age that things used to be made of wood. And very beautiful a lot of those things were. Here, Ken shows us how to construct various lifting and mechanical devices from wood. All just for show.
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