Category Archives: Employment

Apparently Economics is Really Easy

Posted on November 5, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Young Canadians who are facing long-term underemployment (your humble scribe included) will be pleased to learn that Mr. Stephen Poloz has some advice for us: “When I bump into youths, they ask me, you know, ‘What am I supposed to do … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned in Montréal

Posted on August 12, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Yesterday, I returned from my month-long sojourn in Montreal; while it was certainly a wonderful thing to regain some measure of independence (no matter how temporarily), I am certainly happy to see the end of 24-hour work days*. I learned … Continue reading →

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The Wasted Year

Posted on July 17, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Tomorrow, I’m going to Montreal for the first time in eleven years. It seems that the staff of the International Space University were sufficiently impressed by my work last year in Strasbourg that they are inviting me back, with food, … Continue reading →

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The Competitive Global Market Place

Posted on July 14, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Nothing in this world does more to boost my ego than rejecting a job offer that I consider to be insulting. As you know: I have, for the last several months, been eking out a meagre existence editing scientific papers … Continue reading →

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