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Things that go viral on Wall Street are usually hilarious. Or cause for termination. However, the thing currently going viral on Wall Street is an especially blunt cover letter. In it, a kid looking for an internship between his BA and Masters programs writes, “I won’t waste your time with … Read More
A U.S. software programmer successfully outsourced his six-figure job to a third-party contractor in China for a fraction of his salary. “Bob” would then spend his workdays however he pleased while reaping the benefits of a grossly imbalanced global economy. [US programmer outsourced own job to China, spent workdays on … Read More
Trying to hide income? Maybe just pay the taxman. The US wants it’s income tax, and it’ll attack every bank in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Barbados, the Bahamas and Singapore until they get it. [The pain tax havens are feeling, from NPR]
Thousands of well-educated recent graduates are looking for jobs, but they don’t have the correct skills for a job market going through a massive labour shortage. Could things get any worse? MBAs are useless, corporations are killing creativity and psychopaths are running the world. Eff it, we’re taking a nap. … Read More
Sponsored by RBC Advice Centre Christians have Lent, Jews have Yom Kippur, and Muslims Ramadan. For all three holidays, followers give up food as a form of penitence and spiritual purification. But what if your transgression happens to be overspending the almighty dollar? According to recent figures from Statistics Canada, … Read More
