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Money Money Money…!
In direct contradiction to the Offspring’s hit, “Why Don’t You Get A Job?” (…what?…), Steve Pavlina makes an excellent case for perpetual unemployment in his 10 Reasons You Should Never Get A Job article. Among the reasons are the fact that you’re getting paid for working rather than getting paid for doing nothing, you have no freedom and your social life is “inbred”. He actually makes some very good points, although I, personally, am quite happy to remain in the realm of the employed ;- I could just do with earning more money… but then, couldn’t we all? … Christmas is coming. Oh, and in an effort to do just that (earn more money that is), I’m going to actively try to revive my DJ’ing business, starting with a gig this weekend in Balbriggan. Should anyone in Louth, Meath, Monaghan or North Co. Dublin need a good party DJ, drop me a line, eh?
Speaking of earning money, I gave the tax office a shout and asked them to send me out closing statements for the past three years. They said they would, and they’d also send a cheque with any refund of taxes that I’m due. I’m not saying it’ll be massive, but anything would be nice, and I’d recommend it to anyone to do it. A friend of mine netted nearly €1,500 in tax back recently. Would be good timing right now, what with the yuletide season and all that shite just about to hit… their number is 1890 777 425. You’ll have to have your PPS number handy.
Meanwhile, if you’re quite happy in your job and you’ve a performance review coming up, Binary Dollar have a few tips on how to ace it. These tips include:
Use numbers. Tell them you fixed 30 defects. Say that you saved the company approximately $30,000 dollars. Using numbers will give them the impression that you pay attention to detail. Plus, it will make it easier for your manager to double-check your facts. Managers like it when you make things easier for them.
Sounds like good solid advice to me…
