So after about a year and a half of working as a human trainer for artificial intelligence and search algorithms, my ass got put into the unemployment line for a
Tag: rehabilitation
It was a comfortable, old BroganIt was a comfortable, old Brogan
So…I had a teaching job, just a bottom rung adjunct position that paid LESS than I was making for doing exactly the same work that I did in graduate school
The (Michigan) State of Higher EducationThe (Michigan) State of Higher Education
I’m befuddled. If you missed the news about faculty, staff, and grad students being asked to volunteer as food service workers at Michigan State University, you can give yourself a
“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
I still can’t warm to the probation officer. It’s not personal, most likey, but, rather, situational. I don’t know anything about him as a person. But, then again, I don’t
As James Baldwin says…As James Baldwin says…
I was poking around through various tests this morning, trying to find something that I might want to use in the writing class I’m teaching. I’m not sure that James
A Primer for Prison (abridged)A Primer for Prison (abridged)
Back when I was a respectable human being, each day on my way to the office I would walk past a display case in which creative young men and women
“Random at our discretion.”“Random at our discretion.”
I’m a total fool. I really expect too much of myself, and that generally translates to me expecting too much from other people. Many people, including my criminal defense attorney,
Employment and Personality ProfilesEmployment and Personality Profiles
As part of the Job Skills class that I tutored in prison, the students were asked to take a series of personality and interest assessments, if for no other reason
The 8 Habits of Highly Criminal People … And their WardersThe 8 Habits of Highly Criminal People … And their Warders
When you come out of prison, you might be required to work through some “counseling” that purportedly help you correct the errors of your ways. I’ve been over some of
Things You Can Do to Protect Your Emotional IntelligenceThings You Can Do to Protect Your Emotional Intelligence
Before I went to prison, I probably would have rated myself a C- achiever in the realm of emotional intelligence. After 4+ years behind bars, I’m pretty positive I’ve slipped