Tag Archive: jobs

First Google AdSense check

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-09-29T20:25:49Z in Personal Development, with these tags: careers, goals, internet, jobs, life, money, purpose, value, work, 2 Comments. 519 words.

$112.23 Google AdSense check

Just got this check from Google for $112.23. I wasn’t sure if this Google ad program was real till now; perhaps they’d just take my money and ban me when I reached the $100 threshold? :xx:

I started this blog way back at the end of last year, just for my photography. I didn’t do much for a long time, often just spending lots of time fiddling with the layout and code, but in the past two months I’ve made lots of progress. I feel I can do a lot of good here, …

The Perks of Having a Job

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-09-13T18:09:58Z in Personal Development, with these tags: courage, goals, growth, heart, jobs, life, money, work, 0 Comments. 1,925 words.

I know a lot of people like to tear down gainful employment in general, but there really are some good benefits to be had.

1. Guaranteed payment for your work.

If you own a restaurant, and it’s losing money, can you get out of paying your employees? No—you still must pay them for the work they’ve done. While you can let them go, you can’t refuse to pay for the work they’ve already done, even if you’re going into debt yourself. In this relationship, employees are in a much safer position.

2. Trading time for money.

In a job, it doesn’t matter if you …

Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Value

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-18T17:06:20Z in Personal Development, with these tags: courage, fear, focus, freedom, goals, growth, investment, jobs, life, purpose, value, 1 Comment. 2,669 words.

Something that is valuable without strings attached has intrinsic value. I find intrinsic value is far more reliable than extrinsic value, because it’s self-reliant, independent, and free of the influence of others. The opposite of intrinsic value is extrinsic value. I like “extrinsic” as a word, but don’t see it used much. What it means is the value is assigned to the item by external forces. The item is worthless on its own. Or perhaps it has a mix of intrinsic and extrinsic value, so it is simply less valuable.

One thing that’s hard to accept about intrinsic vs. extrinsic value …

I am no longer an employee

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-06-17T17:15:26Z in Personal Development, with these tags: add, bifurcation, changes, courage, goals, heart, jobs, life, 2 Comments. 1,189 words.

I was fired an hour ago. It took me this long to write this (I’m slow, you know).

If you’ve read my first post about this, you’ll know that I was in trouble for telling my boss she’s in the wrong career. And possibly for teasing her for five months, but she started that and it didn’t become a problem until after my nerve-striking statement, after which she was searching for problems to catch me on. That meets the definition of a red herring.

Bascially, I was fired for being honest rather than fake, by …

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Fear is Evil

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-06-13T10:26:46Z in Personal Development, with these tags: evils, fear, government, humanity, jobs, librarianship, politicking, pragmatism, volusia county, 1 Comment. 2,075 words.

Sorry for the lack of updates this week. It’s been busy for me… mainly because I have school and work (20 hours per week for the summer). And that’s right in the middle of the week (Monday-Thursday), where it keeps me busy.

Anyway, I’m trying now to switch jobs… to move back to the Ormond Beach library from Holly Hill (I’ve written of the two on my about page). My boss isn’t being nice to me. I told her that maybe she shouldn’t go into library service, because she doesn’t seem to enjoy the work. That hit close too home …