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Money · TorontoThe American way (read: capitalism’s primary goal), which greatly influences the Canadian way, has always been about separating you from your money. I’d wager that within moments of the Internet becoming available to the public on April 30, 1993, many asked themselves, “How can I use this new medium to hawk stuff?” In 1997, SixDegrees launched the first online social networking site, marking the birth of social media. Almost immediately, Huckste…See the Story
Social Media Wants Your Money
Toronto, ON · TorontoI’m sure you’re aware of all the side hustle evangelists online touting that everyone should have a side hustle, peddling their “side hustle formula” and “get-rich-quick” schemes. They portray having a side hustle as a glamorous pursuit of ambition, masking the fundamental motivator: additional income to keep up appearances. Having said this, I can’t make this assertion without acknowledging that the workplace has become an existential nightmare…See the Story
Side Hustle Culture: Extending Our Working Hours to Keep Up Appearances
Toronto, ON · TorontoCall it my spidey senses—a feeling that something, or someone, is risky or dangerous—or “Professionally Ingrained Cynicism;” when someone doesn’t feel right, they just don’t “feel right.” When you’ve been hiring for as long as I have, you develop an innate sense that tells you when a candidate is exaggerating or lying outright. Consider these scenarios as a hiring manager:
A candidate claims to be a cutting-edge CPA. You ask them for their op…See the Story
What Makes My Spidey Senses Tingle With a Job Candidate
Toronto, ON · TorontoNowadays, we have a host of unbeknownst addictions and dependencies. Sometimes it requires intervention, and then sometimes not! Often subconsciously, these are things that surrounded us growing up. Addiction can be acquired through the influence of the company we keep and our environment. Children after all, take in what their parents say or do. It is no surprise that often the root of it all were the parents, or the parties which had an influe…See the Story
Addiction and Dependency
Artificial Intelligence · TorontoSince the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, the field of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered significant global attention. ChatGPT, an AI system developed by OpenAI, operates differently from search engines, which retrieve internet links in response to user queries. Powered by large language models, ChatGPT generates responses that mimic human conversation. It is designed to provide immediate answers, spark creative i…See the Story