tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8271650695091124542024-03-05T07:56:29.476-06:00The Blog That Facebook Forgot...Events of the day / words to think about / diet / nutrition, products I like, and some occasional cuteness....Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-82332268188516912872014-01-02T00:00:00.000-06:002014-01-02T00:00:01.693-06:00I Love This Diet Program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend told me yesterday that she was spending over $800 a month on Jenny Craig including both the frozen entrees and the fresh food she still has to buy at the grocery store. For one person, that seems steep for a lot of budgets. A quick calculation of my groceries every month and I don't even spend half of that.</div>
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Since my friend was telling me she couldn't continue paying for Jenny, I started perusing the internet to see what else is out there, and what did my curious eyes find? <b><a href="http://ilovethisdiet.com/" target="_blank">ILoveThisDiet</a>.com.</b><br />
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I've never tried "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ILoveThisDiet" target="_blank">I Love This Diet,</a>" but it looks like the DIY version of Jenny Craig <i>(owned by Nestle)</i> put together by dietitians using all kinds of grocery store frozen entrees like Lean Cuisine<i> (also owned by Nestle)</i>, Healthy Choice, Smart Ones, and more. Each day is broken down into 1300-1750 calories depending on your weight and gender.<br />
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For a 1 time fee of $47.97 you get daily meal plans like the one posted below:<br />
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In addition,<i> I Love This Diet</i> sends coupons to your email address for the frozen entrees it recommends. According to the site, the frozen meals should cost around $2.00 each, and with the fresh foods and breakfast items that you still need to purchase, 4 weeks on the plan should cost under $200.<br />
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There's also a recipe guide for the days you may want to cook and a guide for eating out at various restaurants.<br />
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Of course you won't get personalized weigh-ins or chats with counselors, but if the Jenny Program is a budget buster, and you don't have any health conditions, I Love This Diet may just be the perfect do-it-yourself substitute to get on the right track for your weight loss goals.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Misspelled words, incorrect words, and text type.<i> (for real <b>u</b> see <b>peaple</b> <b>right</b> resumes like this)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Only putting years on positions instead of months and years. <i>(2011-2012 might mean you were there Dec 2011-Jan 2012, I don't know.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Leaving off dates altogether. <i>(What are you hiding? Have you not worked in 20 years? Do you leave jobs every 3 months?)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Weird email addresses<i> (crazybeotch2000 is just a warning to me. Emails are free, create one for job seeking that is just your name or initials.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Resumes saved with weird names: ie: cindysmommysresume <i>(I actually was sent this for a professional corporate office position.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Resumes not in chronological order. <i>(WHY are people doing this????)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Resumes created with zero effort: ie: a plain word document with a listing of jobs, everything on the page in the same size boring font, no bold type to separate, no style to the name/heading, no bullet points. <i>(If you're so lazy you can't put any effort into your resume, you'll probably be lazier once you have a paycheck.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-No contact information <i>(I download resumes in batches, you're not special enough for me to keep your email, so you better have it on your actual resume if you want an interview.)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-No home city listed<i> (Do you live 2 hours from the location, or 20 minutes? Are you applying from Indiana for a job in Chicago? Do you live in Ohio and are applying for a job in Michigan? WHAT city/state do you live in?!??)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-No job description under the listed position. <i>(What the heck did you do at your job??)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Somewhere in the job description not listing what kind of company the candidate was working for. <i>(I don't want to google "Snow Company" to find out if that was a clothing company or not--it should say somewhere in the job description.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Resumes submitted that don't have the experience that is listed in the job ad. Don't apply if you don't have the experience, you're not going to get a call. <i>(I'm thrilled you sold computers, or you're a chef, or dance instructor, or you worked in the automotive industry, but the job ad says you must have 2 years of medical sales, so stop wasting my time.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Resumes over 2 pages---most people can still get everything on one page (I do using a column format), but if you're going over 2 pages into 3 or 4 you better be a CEO of a multi-billion dollar company, not a retail sales associate or a newbie just out of college. I don't need to see what you were doing 10 years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">-Irrelevant information: I don't care what a candidate's hobbies or volunteer activities are, that they cook for the church bake sale, or that they're a mommy. This has nothing to do with getting a job.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whenever I complain about any of these things to my HR friends, they see this all the time too and can usually top my tales (links to personal websites showing candidates with their dogs and babies, showing up to interviews with a dog or baby....).. Sorry high school and colleges, but if you're not sending graduates out with basic resume writing and interview skills, you're failing your people.....</span></div>
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<br />Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-29219873202023414992013-10-30T13:27:00.001-05:002013-10-30T13:27:49.448-05:00Triangle Of HappinessKeeping in theme of the distaste I have over the company I work at <a href="http://theblogfacebookforgot.blogspot.com/2013/10/workplace-voodoo.html" target="_blank">administering a ridiculous PI survey to me</a>, I found YET ANOTHER online quiz that I deem as accurate as the silliness of choosing adjectives in a calculating way.<br />
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This one is the Triangle Of Happiness which has you score your job on money, people, and work to find out how thrilled you are to work for a corporation.<br />
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I'm in a foul mood today about to embark on a 6 day business trip with my entire company. My score....well, let's just say it says I'm "floating along" just like"a huge number of other people," but am much better off than the majority of test takers that fluctuate between "kind of happy" and not really happy. Woo hoo! I'm doing better than most!<br />
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I wonder when I return and am home for a bit with my friends and family if the score will change.<br />
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...and truth be told, I actually like my job, I just don't like corporate BS and ridiculous personality tests.<br />
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The site recommends you come back every 3 months to retake the test before making any major career changes.<br />
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...and if you rely on these "tools" to help you make life decisions, well, let's just say you're as silly as any company using the PI survey to monitor potential or current employees.<br />
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<br />Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-74990803429046555402013-10-24T17:02:00.000-05:002013-10-24T17:08:55.517-05:00A Facebook Quiz As Accurate As A PIIt turns out I'm like Rose on the Golden Girls, according to a Facebook survey asking <a href="http://www.brainfall.com/quizzes/which-golden-girl-are-you/" target="_blank">Which Golden Girl Are You</a>?<br />
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<i>You are Rose. There is an innocence about you that
others find appealing and endearing. You never judge anyone and never
listen to gossip. Your life is based on truth and values and you
naturally believe everyone else wants to live the same. There have been
times when your heart was too trusting, but you never let these moments
change your beliefs. You are the one everyone wishes they could be!</i><br />
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<b>I assume this survey to be as accurate as the ridiculous PI test my company <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=827165069509112454#editor/target=post;postID=1795694973251583905;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=6;src=postname" target="_blank">forced</a> me to take</b> awhile back. Do it for free and save your company some coin....<br />
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<br />Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-68367961603928288852013-10-08T16:53:00.001-05:002013-10-24T17:03:10.432-05:00Reading EmotionsI was on Facebook and this link to a New York Times quiz came up, so of course I had to take it:<br />
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<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/well-quiz-the-mind-behind-the-eyes/?_r=0" target="_blank"><b>Can You Read Other People's Emotions quiz</b></a><br />
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I scored a 31 out of 36. I was also on the phone while taking the survey.<br />
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The company I work at should skip the stupid<a href="http://theblogfacebookforgot.blogspot.com/2013/10/workplace-voodoo.html" target="_blank"> Predictive Index surveys they <b>PAY </b>for</a> and just give the NY Times free one. About as accurate and meaningful....<br />
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<br />Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-17956949732515839052013-10-02T01:00:00.000-05:002013-10-09T13:39:42.217-05:00Workplace Voodoo<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A while back my company forced me to take a PI, Predictive Index personality test, even though I've worked there and excelled for a year and a half and the request came out of the blue to me and no one else. I have strong feelings about these types of tests <i>(which HR will correct and say "It's not a test, it's a tool to help maximize your effectiveness," yeah, whatever) </i>and the boxes they can put people in, but at my company if you express strong feelings, ideas, thoughts, or even facts, you're considered "disrespectful." It's a place of conforming, white bread, milk toast, don't rock the status quo, kitten heels and shift dresses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, my boss pushed the issue and forced me to take the PI test against my will. He actually hammered me to do it so much I started crying. I'm not a crier, so that gives readers an idea of how passionate these people are about the test even though they swear up and down they're not going to make any decisions about careers with the results. <b>Hmmm...mixed message much? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So apparently I was just mentally abused to take it for kicks. <i>Makes sense.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I haven't gotten the results. Our HR department is big on forcing people to do things, but not so good at follow through on their end...oh the tales that I could tell...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a friend who used to administer this "survey." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The first page of 86 adjectives is how you think people see you <i>(ie: helpful, exciting, assertive, earnest, self-starter)</i>. The second page of adjectives is exactly the same and is how you see yourself. <b>The point of these two pages combined is to see how much you feel you have to fake your personality, or in other words, how much you have to "mold" yourself to fit in.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">They're measuring: dominance (control), extroversion, patience, and formality (precision) as well as decision making and responsiveness. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Try to choose the same words on both pages. Choose the positive ones. Always choose "tolerant" and "respectful," it's just PC. </b>Stay away from the "negative" words like "fussy, cynical, worrying, demanding, obstinate, passive, escapist." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Think from the perspective of what an employer would want of you, not your friends and family</b> <i>(although at my company that means I'd only choose "conformist, docile, obedient," none of which I could bring myself to chose because I have <u>some</u> scruples left.... sheesh).</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you choose too few words they can't get results <i>(heh ;)</i>, I chose 50% of the words keeping them the same on each page with 3 or 4 extra on one or the other, but for kicks I wish I'd checked every box of 172 adjectives. Too bad I was in a sobbing fit of rage after my boss' torment and wasn't thinking clearly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Companies pay for this thing. Unbelievable. I bet most of the same companies howl, "The well is dry," when good employees ask for raises or bonuses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The results I've seen for others outside of my company<i> (again, I wouldn't know since after all the fuss I never saw mine)</i> shows a graph and a summary of your "self" or self-image <i>(how others see you)</i>, "self concept"<i> (how you see yourself)</i>, and a "synthesis" which is the two combined to show who you "really" are.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The report then lists your strongest behaviors: ie "Employee is strikingly expressive...." "Employee is extremely informal."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It gives a couple paragraph summary: ie: "Employee is a verbal communicator with a strong sense of urgency and impatient for results."<i> (Because you can't tell that from working with someone and need a test to point it out.... pffft...)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Depending on the job, it may give the employee's management style <i>(same babble as above but longer and not in bullet form)</i>, their sales style <i>(babble babble babble)</i>, and finally management strategies for dealing with the employee<i> (or in HR babble: "Management strategies to maximize the employee's effectiveness and productivity,") </i>ie: "Give the employee freedom from repetition, give the employee technical challenges."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>What the employer sees that the employee does not, I'm not 100% certain, but </b>for every "he's talkative" that's shown to the employee, has to be a "doesn't listen" for the employer, and every "broadly focused" shown to the the employee has to have a "doesn't pay attention to details" on the employer side. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">I've read 14 results online that strangers have posted, and although each is <u>slightly</u> different, 13 of the 14 could be me,</span> and that 1 oddball must be the shiest person on the planet who can barely face other humans <i>(or a fake test).</i> It's like reading every magazine horoscope for each sign and seeing yourself. </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's like a Facebook survey, or that Dr. Phil "Know Yourself" online quiz where everyone pretty much sounds the same despite scoring differently; and totally different than the Jung-based Myers-Briggs test which I've taken and never sounds like me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And after all the drama and yelling companies do, who knows....maybe they stick you in a position you love or hate, promote you, fire you, do something awesome or devious, but swear up and down for legal purposes that they never will. It's a bad economy, we're all just at the whim of these places, so whatever. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've looked in to the legality of these tests, and except in CA companies can pretty much make you do ALMOST anything once you're employed. However, if you've worked somewhere awhile and you're made to take the test and you're dismissed anytime afterward you can have a lawsuit stating that it was due to the test.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, hopefully you don't have to take one of these ridiculous tests <i>(go away PI salesman that's all over the web defending this crap---there's no place to leave comments here...go find another way to feed your family),</i> but if you do, at least you know what to expect.</span><br />
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<br />Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-22895698069196967422013-09-25T16:25:00.000-05:002013-09-26T16:28:02.623-05:00One Of Those Days<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I unleashed the flying monkeys. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Just Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076230454479305574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-827165069509112454.post-36225180392833948852013-09-24T18:30:00.000-05:002013-09-26T16:53:34.069-05:00Boo!<span style="color: #b45f06;">Ordered my Halloween costume. Cute and simple....and a HOODIE! </span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">I can't wait for it to arrive! </span><br />
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