Articles & News About Your Career
Develop Your Domain Names
The Work-from-home Fashion Primer
Last week, I reported how writers, stay-at-home parents and online marketing geeks had chosen careers as hermits:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/hermit.html
Thousands of work-from-home hermits responded, confessing that they were wearing their pajamas while reading my column. Fortunately very few sent me photos. Here are some of the questions they asked:
Q: Is it acceptable to wear pajamas at high noon if Nobody sees me, or am I committing a fashion faux-pas.
A: It is totally acceptable to wear pajamas at high noon. You can even wear them at low noon. In fact, you can wear them all day long. The only exception is in England you must not wear pajamas at tea time. Pajamas and tea don't mix. The combination can be lethal. (See the November 2002 report: "Spontaneous combustion among British work-at-home hermits.")
Q: How should I handle "casual Fridays" in my workplace?
A: I have replaced casual Fridays with "formal Thursdays". Every Thursday, I take my daughter to the play center, forcing me to shower, shave and don formal wear. Don't go overboard, though. My three-piece suit includes jeans, t-shirt and shoes.
Q: But what if I never go out?
A: Then stick to casual Fridays. Why not make Friday the day you wash your pajamas? All Nobody will see is the back of your chair, anyway.
Q: What if FedEx Guy comes to the door?
A: Tell FedEx Guy it's casual Friday, and ask him if he really wants to see how work-from-home hermits celebrate casual Fridays.
Q: If I work from home, do I still need a purse?
A: Of course. Without a purse, what would you carry to the bathroom? Make sure your purse matches your pajamas, though. You would not want Nobody to catch you with a poorly coordinated wardrobe. Personally, I don't have a purse, but that's just a guy thing.
Q: What about taking out the garbage?
A: When the odor starts to repel the postman, you might need to take out the garbage (just in case there is a rare check in the mail). Wear your pajamas to the curb, but I suggest replacing your slippers with shoes. Snowshoes are recommended in Edmonton...except in July and August. Don't walk to the curb if you live on a houseboat.
Q: I feel so alone. Is that normal?
A: Get over it. You are part of a glorious economic movement, where people around the world choose to reject antiquated social norms and barricade themselves in their homes to make $53,976 in the first week of their new businesses. How could you feel lonely with so much money?
Q: Wow. I made only $3 in my first week. I bet my husband $3 that I could stay in my home office for three straight days without coming out. I won the bet, but I was forced to shower.
A: That's not a question.
Q: OK, what if I make only $3 a week?
A: You might have to share your pajamas with Nobody...until you can afford a second pair.
Q: Is this really a growing trend?
A: Yes. The International Institute of Social Isolation reports that by 2055, 95% of people will be operating a home based business. The National Organization for Studying You (NOSY) reports that by 2055, 95% of people will be sharing their pajamas with Nobody...until they can afford a second pair.
Q: Wow. That's a lot of pajamas. What does this mean for the future.
A: It means the pajama industry will become a major economic force.
Q: Do you know any good pajama-based mutual funds I could invest in to take advantage of this trend?
A: No, but how rich can you get investing $3 a week, anyway?
That's it, everything you wanted to know about fashion etiquette for the work-from-home hermit. One more thing: if you provide feedback to this article on a casual Friday, please turn off your web cam.
About The Author
David Leonhardt writes the Happy Guy humor column:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/positive-thinking-free-ezine.html
and A Daily Dose of Happiness:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/daily-happiness-free-ezine.html .
He also wrote Inspiration & Motivation To Go
http://www.thehappyguy.com/l/daily-motivation-inspiration.php
and Climb Your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness:
http://www.thehappyguy.com/happiness-self-help-book.html
Other Article Sites
findabook.com moneycd.info a-mortgage.info
about-lemon-laws.info aboutstudentloans.info
all-about-publishing.info auctions-articles.info bestcollege-university.com bestispconnection.com
biblefolder.com blogger-website.com books-used.info brokers-guide.info buywindows.info cable-dsl.info
career-miner.com carpel-tunnel.info cashinaflash.info cashloanreviews.info casinobell.com chat-house.info
clearmycredit.info collegeloantips.info crones.info depression-articles.info
dirnic.net dishguides.info
divers-below.com expodog.info
financewizz.com fire-insurance.info getgood.info handleit.net
it-idea.info
health-supplies.info hosting-right.com insidealert.com insurance-facts.info jobs-employment.info
justgood.info lookgold.net
lowcost-travel.info money-source.info myhostzone.info numisblog.com
peoplesearchfinder.info pr-articles.info realeas.com
refinancing-guides.info spyware-remove.info
telelot.info the-law.info
toppaid.info travel-deals.info travelcorrect.com wedding-guide-site.com
your-blog.info your-credit.info
Be Careful When Looking For Work At Home No Fees
Work at home no fees is a common way to scam people into a dead end opportunity with expensive hidden costs and fees. There are many legitimate work at home no fee offers, but careful examination is necessary before jumping into something without doing your homework.
Exploring A Woman's Choice To Work At Home
Work at home moms have tons of responsibilities to juggle, from packing children?s lunches to balancing the proverbial home life. As a result, women?s home based businesses have begun to spruce up like scions. Legit businesses ideas have created a decent primary source of income for moms looking to work at home when a regular 9 to 5 isn?t chronologically possible. Some work at home moms business ideas include selling things online for commission earnings, writing for profits, and network marketing.
Setting Your Sights Toward A Career As A Fleet Captain
All professionals in the airline industry should set their sights on a job that they want to achieve as the pinnacle of their professional life. While these goals can be lofty and often times difficult to achieve, it is important to set an ultimate goal which can lead toward a stronger commitment to a current job. One of the loftiest goals for a pilot in the airline industry is to become a fleet captain. While it is important for a pilot to have such a goal, it is equally important that they understand the value of going after such a high position.
SHL Group Asks: 'Time to Re-Assess Your Career?'
A world-leading provider of psychometric assessment and development solutions embarks on unprecedented recruitment drive for sales and business development managers as European expansion plans accelerate
Brooklyn, New York, Plumbing, Heating and Drain Cleaning Company Expands, Offers More Jobs
Sessa Plumbing and Heating currently provides competent residential plumbing and heating service and repair in the Brooklyn and Staten Island areas. For more information about employment opportunities, contact them at 718.745.6612 or check out their website at www.plumberswhocare.com
Goal Setting - Road Map To Achieving Your Career Goals
Goal Setting & ResearchYou can only set informed career goals if you acquire plenty of information about the career choices open to you. This will require research which can be conducted online or through a local library.
Faculty Coordinator Brings Diverse Experience to Award-Winning Career College
There is a doctor in the house at Pima Medical Institute, 370 Printers Parkway in Colorado Springs. The career college announced Dr. Kenneth Stading, a chiropractor specializing in patient care management and rehabilitation, has been hired as the Faculty Coordinator of the Colorado Springs career college.
CORRECTING and REPLACING His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI Calls The Saint John's Bible a 'Work for Eternity': Rare, fine art reproduction of firs
Correcting URL in first bulleted item under EDITOR'S NOTE. URL should be www.saintjohnsbible.org.
7 Tips to Make the Most of "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2008"
Career coach and motivational speaker Dee Marshall offers parents tips on making the most of "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2008."
How To Get Viral Marketing To Work Well For You
What does a virus have to do with marketing?
So You Want A Career In Personal Training
There are more young people looking for a career in personal training than ever before The statistics show that personal training should become a booming profession with 70 million baby boomers hitting the market
Has ADHD Put Your Career in Danger? 3 Steps to Get You Back on Track
"Roger, you must get those contracts completed for this month's sales and don't forget, we have a meeting tomorrow at 9:00. Don't be late again!"Roger was a super salesman, but he risked losing his job because he was too busy rushing from client to client to get his paper work completed.
Why Even the Best Weight Loss Pills Donot Work.
Weight loss pills are medicines designed either to curb your appetite, increase your metabolism or cause fat malabsorption in your gut. All of these represent a novel idea but the question is which one amongst them is the best weight loss pill ever? Before we go on to discuss this further, it should be understood that although any kind of weight loss pill will help you lose weight it may not necessarily keep it off. The reason for this is simple ? weight loss pills alter your metabolism, appetite or absorption, they do not alter your eating and exercising habits. So in other words weight loss pills provide tampers with your system to help you lose weight. The moment it is taken away most will go back to their original state of metabolism, a...
The Interview Queen Shares Interview Secrets to Explode Career Opportunities
Brenda Ferguson Hodges, The Interview Queen®, announces the launch of her updated book, “Inside Job Interviews: Secrets to Doing Everything Right, so…YOU’RE HIRED!”
European Employment Changes Create Weak-Dollar Opportunities
Vyoma Nair, co-founder of Nair & Co, talks about opportunities the weak dollar presents to U.S. companies expanding internationally. American goods have become more competitive globally and increasing numbers of companies in the United States are employing people overseas to service their foreign customers. On the other hand, Europe appears to have woken up to the reality of this and is tackling the contradiction of wanting jobs for its people and on the other side having currently in place restrictive employment legislation such as the French 35-hour week.
