Kontrary by Rebecca Thorman - Tech, Media and Life » Work politics http://kontrary.com Kontrary provides a different take on tech, media and life by Rebecca Thorman. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:41:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What’s wrong with the workplace – and what’s next http://kontrary.com/2009/09/09/whats-wrong-with-the-workplace-and-whats-next/ http://kontrary.com/2009/09/09/whats-wrong-with-the-workplace-and-whats-next/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:51:43 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/09/09/whats-wrong-with-the-workplace-and-whats-next/ By all accounts, the current state of work is good. Flexible schedules are beginning a workplace transformation. Hierarchal structures are being dismantled, replaced with decentralized team-oriented organizations.  Rewards are no longer exclusively linked Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/09/09/whats-wrong-with-the-workplace-and-whats-next/feed/ 20 ‘Don’t burn bridges’ is bad career advice http://kontrary.com/2009/04/06/%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-burn-bridges%e2%80%99-is-bad-career-advice/ http://kontrary.com/2009/04/06/%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-burn-bridges%e2%80%99-is-bad-career-advice/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:00:42 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2009/04/06/%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-burn-bridges%e2%80%99-is-bad-career-advice/ This post isn’t about if you like your job. So please don’t write in the comments that you love your job and your boss so you would never burn bridges. Obviously.

People burn bridges when they don’t like their jobs and their bos Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2009/04/06/%e2%80%98don%e2%80%99t-burn-bridges%e2%80%99-is-bad-career-advice/feed/ 60 The rising rift between Gen X and Gen Y http://kontrary.com/2007/11/06/the-rising-rift-between-gen-x-and-gen-y/ http://kontrary.com/2007/11/06/the-rising-rift-between-gen-x-and-gen-y/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:04:04 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/11/06/the-rising-rift-between-gen-x-and-gen-y/ This post was originally published at Brazen Careerist as part of Penelope Trunk’s Tw Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/11/06/the-rising-rift-between-gen-x-and-gen-y/feed/ 47 7 concessions and a challenge to the Gen-Y naysayers http://kontrary.com/2007/08/22/7-concessions-and-a-challenge-to-the-gen-y-naysayers/ http://kontrary.com/2007/08/22/7-concessions-and-a-challenge-to-the-gen-y-naysayers/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:18:11 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/08/22/7-concessions-and-a-challenge-to-the-gen-y-naysayers/ Cynics have decided that I’m a “Gen-Y Princess” floating oblivious amongst the clouds, here and here.

More specifically, that I’m a high-maintenance spoiled brat. Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/08/22/7-concessions-and-a-challenge-to-the-gen-y-naysayers/feed/ 41 When everyone gets in the way of changing the world – my blogging paralysis http://kontrary.com/2007/08/13/when-everyone-gets-in-the-way-of-changing-the-world-my-blogging-paralysis/ http://kontrary.com/2007/08/13/when-everyone-gets-in-the-way-of-changing-the-world-my-blogging-paralysis/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:05:47 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/08/13/when-everyone-gets-in-the-way-of-changing-the-world-my-blogging-paralysis/ I’m going to start something new and exciting soon. As a result, “everyone” has been talking to me. Or rather, at me. They talk. I sit. They have opinions and advice and information, and it doesn’t matter if they have credibility or experience, they tell me what to do regardless. “Everyone” knows better than I do.

And, as a re Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/08/13/when-everyone-gets-in-the-way-of-changing-the-world-my-blogging-paralysis/feed/ 32 Shut up to get ahead http://kontrary.com/2007/08/05/shut-up-to-get-ahead/ http://kontrary.com/2007/08/05/shut-up-to-get-ahead/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:17:19 +0000 Rebecca Thorman http://kontrary.com/2007/08/05/shut-up-to-get-ahead/ Update: This post was also published at Damsels in Success.

We all want things in life. Perhaps it’s joining the Peace Corps or maybe it’s grinding on the dance floor with your date. Whatever it is, you have to persuade and influence others t Read more ...]]> http://kontrary.com/2007/08/05/shut-up-to-get-ahead/feed/ 15