Irma L. Olguin Jr.

Well the term “bum” is derogatory, but I was just trying to get your attention. Now that I have it, I want you to think about the last time this topic came up between you and your friends or you and your family and remember just how hostile a few of them got. Maybe you’re the one that’s hostile. Maybe you say, “Piece of shit should get a job. I have a job. I work for my money.” I don’t blame you. In fact, I appreciate that you have a job because, it means that you and I have at least one thing in common: we work to pay for stuff we want and need. That’s important, because that’s how our country is run. It’s a pretty good system, all things considered. Still, people tend to get heated on this point, … Continue reading →

In a recent conversation, all of the following were said to me — about me, if you must know. I had to post them because they’re both funny and sobering, and I just don’t know what to do with this information:   Knowing how shitty someone can think, but knowing they’re a good person, that sets the bar really high.   Really?   That’s the shitty great part about you.   Note: Not a compliment.   I don’t know anyone else that can do such a shitty great thing, that’s such a great thing.   Tell me how you really feel.   There has to be another way to say it so I don’t have to call you shitty anymore.   I sure hope so.     Thanks, Ryan. For the tea and conversation.

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I am often asked how to get good freelancing projects and/or how to do well in an interview for a job you really want.  I am now ready to commit my answers to writing.   The Short Answer Lie.   In order to be impressive it’s important to stress how great you’ll be in all the situations you’ve never had experience with.  If you’re asked if you can work with such-and-such language or this-and-that platform, just say, “Yes”.  Then go home, and figure out how to do it. If a (subjectively) smart person is asking what they should do in an interview to be impressive, I always tell them what I say, “My biggest asset, and the most valuable thing I bring to the table, is that I can learn how to do anything.”    What’s Wrong With the Short … Continue reading →