The Void of Occupational Pride
The general consensus was that if you were good at what you did in Alberta, you made $100-150K/year. But that was it for most. I…
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Thoughts and Feelings Working in Alberta
Considering a Move Away from Alberta
I think often about moving out of Alberta, and home to BC. Most of my background has been in O&G, primarily blue-collar working in remote…
Personality: Five-Factor Model, Myers-Briggs Indicator
I’ve always been regarded as an interesting character. I graduated from high school early. By the time I was 19, I was complete 3 years…
Non-Solicitation, Non-Competition Clauses: Rarely Enforceable
Looking to protect their interests or restrict worker freedom, employers impose these, usually in the form of non-competition and non-solicitation clauses. Non-Competition Clause To prevent…
The New Alberta Economy
The Fall and (Partial) Recovery in Oil Prices: Pessimism and Cost-Cutting Many jobs and incomes prior to the oil crash in 2015 aren’t coming back.…
Adverse Psychological Effects of Ambition
Sometimes I wish I am not the man I am today. I am so used to being a hustler, and just crude. This based on…
The New Normal in Alberta: Employers not Paying Workers
In Alberta lately, there has been a surge of businesses not paying their workers. TD has had a bad problem with people missing mortgage payments…
Declining Pay Rates
People coming in willing to do more for less. Then destroying the industry, and veterans turning into other lines of businesses seeking to be compensated…
Mannerisms in Hiring
Interviewers who place heavy emphasis on particular mannerisms in the hiring process The problem is that many HR resort to automated processes, sometimes including even…
Society’s Frown to Ambition
We’re expected to be like the others, not above the others. When I was younger, I’d get ridicule for wanting to become something better everyday.…