Another important question to ask yourself - Who does number two work for?
Be careful of who you work for
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Re: Be careful of who you work for
#22OK, it's not "who you work for" it's "WHOM you work for". Pet peeve of mine, people saying "who" when they mean "whom" - if the "who" is the object of the action "work for" then it is "whom", like "To whom are you speaking?" NOT "Who are you speaking to?" Irks me no end.
I believe it's neither. Both end the sentence in a preposition, 'for'. If you want to be accurate (which I guess you do, since you posted) then it is "for whom you work".
http://www.askoxford.com/betterwriting/plainenglish/writingm...
"Here are seven non-rules imposed on writers that can be safely discarded...
(3) You must not end a sentence with a preposition."
Re: Be careful of who you work for
#23OK, it's not "who you work for" it's "WHOM you work for". Pet peeve of mine, people saying "who" when they mean "whom" - if the "who" is the object of the action "work for" then it is "whom", like "To whom are you speaking?" NOT "Who are you speaking to?" Irks me no end.
Hey to whomever down voted this comment: down voting it doesn't make "who" right when it should be "whom". Down vote this all you want, it does not change the Queen's english darling.
True, but it does keep the irrelevant conversation out of the way of discussion of the actual news item.
Re: Be careful of who you work for
#24OK, it's not "who you work for" it's "WHOM you work for". Pet peeve of mine, people saying "who" when they mean "whom" - if the "who" is the object of the action "work for" then it is "whom", like "To whom are you speaking?" NOT "Who are you speaking to?" Irks me no end.
I believe it's neither. Both end the sentence in a preposition, 'for'. If you want to be accurate (which I guess you do, since you posted) then it is "for whom you work".
That is advice up with which I will not put.
Re: Be careful of who you work for
#25As usual, Seth has an incredible grasp of the obvious.
The way so many people blindly adhere to him is unbelievable. He's like the Joseph McCarthy or Emperor's New Clothes of marketing.
In Seth's own words, his job to remind people of what they already know. Even if you don't like it, I don't see why it's so hard to see the value of such a service.
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#26Re: Be careful of who you work for
#27How about: Be careful of who you work with
Definitely!
Seth argument makes sense for all these three: who you work for, who you work with and who works for you. It’s more about the work environment.
I have worked in great work environments as well as not so great ones...and I believe it is the single most important factor affecting your productivity and growth.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
The way so many people blindly adhere to him is unbelievable. He's like the Joseph McCarthy or Emperor's New Clothes of marketing.
In Seth's own words, his job to remind people of what they already know. Even if you don't like it, I don't see why it's so hard to see the value of such a service.
His ego, coining of vapor words and other people's awe of him do not match that description.
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#29I'm not entirely sure why everyone is always hating on Seth. His blog posts are hit or miss, but that doesn't mean he's an arsehole.
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#30Vault, Wetfeet, Glassdoor, etc. If he doesn't think there are sites with company reviews he hasn't been looking.