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In this prickly economy, everyone is stretched thin. Gas prices around the country have ballooned du... Read More

Will Your Job Exist in Five ... Oct. 01, 2026

Worried about some hotshot AI chatbot taking your job? If you're not, you must have a pretty misera... Read More

What's Wrong With This Picture: The Sequel Sep. 28, 2026

At one point, I signed up with a giant phone company for almost everything: TV, internet, phone and ... Read More

Lights! Camera! Job Offers! Sep. 24, 2026

It isn't easy getting a new job these days. This is especially true if you don't happen to be an AI... Read More

AI and I, Planning for the End Sep. 21, 2026

I'm hoping if I'm nice enough to AI, it will spare me when it wipes out the human race. Our relation... Read More

How I Stopped Being Ticklish Sep. 19, 2026

My feet have always been extremely ticklish. Despite this unfortunate fact, I also like having prese... Read More

Think Your Job is In Trouble? Read the Room Sep. 17, 2026

Did somebody say something? No. There hasn't even been a whisper. But somehow you know. You just kno... Read More

Attack of the CCLs Sep. 14, 2026

A few years back, an intrepid scholar with an advanced degree from Yale uncovered the actual form of... Read More

A Day in the Life as AI Prepares To Eradicate Humanity Sep. 12, 2026

Yawn. Time for another sun-dappled morning of human existence, drinking in the beauty of the natural... Read More

Meet Your New Boss -- Its Name is Claude Sep. 10, 2026

You know it's going to happen. An announcement will come down from above. Your current boss is leavi... Read More

A Letter From the Gulf of America to Lake America Sep. 05, 2026

Dear Lake America, Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? Gosh, sorry. I never know how to... Read More

Hey Ma, It's Best-Selling, Award-Winning Me! Aug. 31, 2026

I've been a best-selling author since the first book I wrote. The book wasn't a best seller, but som... Read More

How To Get Away With Stealing $10 Million Aug. 29, 2026

Greetings, students. With school in session, you're probably learning mnemonic devices, handy saying... Read More

How To Be Successfully Fired Aug. 27, 2026

Getting fired is no fun. That doesn't mean you need to make it easier for whichever Human Resource w... Read More

Help AI Help You Ace Your Job Hunt Aug. 20, 2026

AI is great, but it can't do everything on its own. Sometimes, we humans have to help. Case in point... Read More

Seeking: One Quiet Solo Staycation Aug. 15, 2026

I'm taking a couple late-summer days off next week to noodle around on leisure writing. Perhaps this... Read More

Hush ... Hush, Sweet Workforce Aug. 13, 2026

A ping-pong table won't cut it. The ultimate workplace perk of the dot-com era was supposed to crea... Read More

The Universe Explained -- No Charge Aug. 10, 2026

In keeping with the less-than-obvious educational mandate of the Slightly Off-Kilter column, I thoug... Read More

The Glorious Freedom of the 'N-Word' Aug. 07, 2026

Marc Dion

They took them from us, the employee handbook, it and a bunch of stupid laws about harassment and ho... Read More

How to Win Friends and Influence AI Aug. 06, 2026