When George Tierney, Jr. of Sunland Staffing in Greenville, SC calls Sandra Fluke a Cunt, It Only Makes Cunts Look Good
May 22, 2012
For those who have not been following the saga of misogynistic asshole George Tierney of Greenville, South Carolina, you might enjoy this post on TBogg or another on Jezebel.
Or just take a look at this:
What a guy!
I would also like to point out that I looked up his public information on LinkedIn, and it appears that he works for an employment agency.
So it’s especially, wildly inappropriate that he responds to a Tweet about antidiscrimination laws with “shut that god damn dick sucker.”
I wonder if anyone has found themselves discriminated against by George Tierney? Tierney does seem to hold views incompatible with creating a nondiscriminatory workplace.
Or else he is a consummate professional at work, expending all his energy holding back his overwhelming misogyny until finally it explodes all over Twitter and then he demands that we all “take it off Google.”
It’s cute when people don’t know that they are using their outside voice when calling (extremely smart and dignified) women “cunts.”
So, if anyone is interested in using The Google to find George Tierney, Jr. of Sunland Staffing in Greenville, SC, I do hope they know what they’re getting into.
(Do you really want to do business with someone who doesn’t understand how the Internet works, or how lawyers work, or that the best way to respond to an opinion you don’t like is with a rational reason why you don’t like it?)
Fortunately, there are many other staffing companies in Greenville, South Carolina.
Also, I believe that George lives in a magical world where “shut your dick sucker” is a “relavent” (sic) “point,” and where cunts crawl under rocks. It’s like Narnia for douchebags!
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Bullish: How To Ask for More Money, Q&A
May 21, 2012
Over the last two weeks, I’ve been writing about asking for more money, and arguing that even if you think you don’t care about money, you should.
People say that no one on their deathbed regrets not working more.
Actually, plenty of people are on their deathbed worrying about how their family is going to keep the house once they’re gone, or who’s going to pay for their wayward son’s rehab, or how much financial mess they’ve left behind for their loved ones. More »
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Bullish: How To Ask for More Money, Part II
May 21, 2012
It is not selfish, greedy, or evil to want more money. Wanting more money is smart, ambitious, responsible, and caring.I wrote about the social and altruistic benefits of wealth in Bullish: Actually, We’re All Kind of the 1%. Specifically, at some point, someone you love will almost certainly get cancer. Having money allows you do to things like buy your family member’s groceries during a tough time, or take time off work to care for that person yourself. More »
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Bullish Life: Online Dating Tips From Professionals and Happy People
May 21, 2012
Virtually every woman I know regrets having wasted time on some puerile man-child when she could have been getting better grades, improving her career, writing a book, etc. So, the more directly you can achieve your version of romantic contentment, the more time and energy you’ll have for the rest of the components of a gentlewomanly life. So, here are some online dating tips from experts and happy people!
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Bullish: How To Ask For More Money, Part I
May 5, 2012
There’s a lot of advice out there about negotiating for raises. Do it, and do it often; keep records of your accomplishments so you can make your case. Please, dear god, make sure your sentences don’t come out sounding like questions. (I need a raise? I am a valuable member of the team?)
But I think that a lot of the decisions and communications that determine how much money you make just don’t always happen in a formal negotiating meeting, in which you know in advance that you will be discussing your salary and that you should come prepared. More »
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Bullish Life: How I Met My (Soon-to-Be) Husband On OKCupid
May 5, 2012
Free perfect boyfriends and husbands and ice-cream sandwiches for everyone! And also magic pandas! More »
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I Punctuated the %^&# Out of Geek Week
April 30, 2012
This past weekend, I performed ¡The Punctuation Show! (How to Use Tiny Symbols to Make Meaning Without %$^&#* Up) at Geek Week Comedy.
This man attended the show and laughed at all my grammar jokes:
This is his INTERROBANG TATTOO:
So, that happened.
Are you a lady English professor or something like that? You could bring me to your university to do ¡The Punctuation Show!, as recommended by B*tch magazine:
Because I’m sort of like education, but with jokes, some profs have even been able to get grants for this purpose!
I’m easy to contact.
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Bullish: Reg Braithwaite On How Tech Can Help Women, Minorities, And Any Non-Schmoozers
April 30, 2012
Reg Braithwaite
Last week, I pointed readers towards a piece called A Woman’s Story, by Reg Braithwaite. The piece tells the story of Reg’s mother, Arlene Gwendolyn Lee née Barzey, finagling her way into being able to take a qualifying exam for a job as a computer programmer, back in the Mad Men days.
Gwen went on to have a long and fascinating career – Reg writes in a followup piece about uprooting the whole family to Nigeria in 1968 to write software for a new IBM computer that had been sold to a Nigerian university – and is now retired. When asked about the difficulties she faced, she responded, “I had it easy. The computer didn’t care that I was a woman or that I was black. Most women had it much harder.”
Like many people, I found this story compelling, so much so that I contacted Reg Braithwaite and asked him a few questions. More »
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Bullish: Tech Skills Are Not Optional For Your Career
April 20, 2012
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I think most people agree that, even if you don’t want to be a writer, it’s important to be able to write.
Whether you want to be an opera singer or a relief worker or a mountaineering instructor, you need to be able to send literate emails to people in positions of power and to send out typo-free resumes. You might need to write grant proposals. Et cetera. Which is why you had to take English every year of school, even if you only wanted to do music or science.
Technology is now the same thing. More »
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Bullish Life: I’m Engaged! What I Learned From Twenty Years of Dating
April 20, 2012
Oh look, I got engaged! I’m happy and all, but if you talk about that too much, half the women you know are all like, “Bitch.” So, let’s talk about the fact that it is now normal in our society to date for twenty years or more before marrying (or the equivalent). More »
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Cultural Relativity
April 17, 2012
In some cultures, after you provide a woman with ceremonial jewelry, it is customary to try to eat her head.
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Bullish Life: Does “Happiness” Demand That We All Just Chill? (Hint: No.)
April 11, 2012
A day on the beach feels a lot better when you remembered to vote, when you know where your chemotherapy’s coming from in case the Sun gives you cancer, and — ideally, when you’ve built up an empire — that the people you manage, or your proteges, or your children, are furthering your life’s work in your absence while you relax. More »
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Question from Formspring: Pre-Wired for Anxiety?
April 11, 2012
Here’s a question that came in via Formspring:
Any advice for people who seem to be pre-wired for anxiety? High-strung, neurotic, easily stressed… Assuming healthy diet and regular exercise are already in place, and no major hardships like unemployment/recent deaths… just always been that way!
Hi there, thanks for the question! I wrote about something similar in this article on overcoming perfectionism.
But basically, I think you need to expose yourself to real stress and problems in order to give your internal stress barometer a sense of perspective. I managed to reset mine by running a company and failing and having the sheriff lock me out of my own office for nonpayment of rent and then declaring bankruptcy, which I can’t exactly recommend, but I do recommend risk-taking of the non- “147 Hours” variety — the kind where you maybe fuck up your reputation and credit a bit, but you keep both arms and you feel ready to be an entrepreneur again and you’re not scared by ridiculous things like job interviews or dates or performance reviews or clients saying no when you raise your rates.
Just TRYING REALLY HARD TO RELAX isn’t going to work. As I’m sure you know.
You could raise money and go to Ethiopia and help build schools …just as one example.
Or become an EMT. Save a few lives and watch a few people die. Whatever it is inside you that keeps making noise about small things will probably get the message.
I hope that helps! I’m sure if you’re writing to me, you didn’t expect easy advice. (“Take a bubble bath and really nurture yourself!” Fuck that.)
Sincerely,
Jen
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Friday, April 27 in Boston: ¡The Punctuation Show! (How to Use Tiny Symbols to Make Meaning Without %$^&#* Up)
April 10, 2012
¡The Punctuation Show! (How to Use Tiny Symbols to Make Meaning Without %$^&#* Up)
Friday, April 27
9pm
ImprovBoston
40 Prospect St., Cambridge, MA 02139
Box Office: 617-576-1253
Part of Boston’s GEEK WEEK COMEDY
Do you know your colon from your semicolon? Enjoy a fun-filled (and pun-filled) romp through the major punctuation marks, those that never quite took off, and some unorthodox uses of punctuation. Comedian Jennifer Dziura makes those tiny symbols on the printed page mean more than you ever imagined. Also, if you’ve ever wanted to volunteer to come on stage and punctuate something, this is your chance!
This is the Boston premiere of a new show from pedantic humorist Jennifer Dziura, best known as co-host of the Williamsburg Spelling Bee.
“This actor/comedian takes lazy lexicographers to task. Better spell-check that love letter.” – TimeOut New York
This is a double-header! Also included is Sarah Koske presents…The Virology of Werewolfism (Lycanosis): What werewolves have in common with cold sores
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Bullish: Be A Badass, Not An Intern
April 6, 2012
When you’re applying for internships, it can be demoralizing to find out that no one wants your labor even for free. Even though – unless you have rich parents – you will very possibly have to work some second, paying job (folding jeans at the mall!) in addition just in order to be able to afford to work for free! And you still can’t give your damn labor away!
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