3 Summer jobs for students

This past weekend, Vancouver had it’s annual car-free day, with street festivals being held all over the city.  Brian and I braved the crowds and had a beer out on the street while enjoying a bit of sun and warmth.  When the patios and beer gardens come out, it’s a sure sign of impending...

Hey, I got a raise

I had my first ever annual performance review last week.  I meet with my manager every two weeks, so I didn’t expect there to be any major issues.  I’ve also only been at the job for about 7 months, so there wasn’t too much to talk about…. EXCEPT THE FACT THAT I GOT A RAISE....

5 Tips for your next performance review

In a few weeks, I’m going to be getting my first ever yearly performance review at work.  I have been at the new job for about 7 months now.  While I feel like I’ve learned a lot and been able to accomplish a lot of things, there’s still so much more I could be learning and doing.  As...

Got ovaries? Work less!

A new study published in a recent issue of Gender & Society suggests that occupations which have higher average working hours per week have higher levels of gender segregation.  These occupations vary, but include fields like law, engineering, computer science, and areas such as senior management....

This is strange…but good

So a strange thing happened to me. For the longest time, I didn’t work very hard.  I was in academia and learned very quickly that as a paid employee working in research, it didn’t matter how hard you worked.  No one cared and you’ll still get your pension and your yearly raise.  So I...

Where are all the girls in the game industry?

A recent article in Forbes, written by Gabrielle Toledano, executive vice president and chief talent officer of Electronic Arts, examined the age old question – Where are all the girls in computer science?  In particular, why are there not more girls in the video game industry?  As a software...