5 Other Dying Careers You Should Avoid
What jobs will remain after America turns into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self? Here are five dying careers for the smart job seeker to avoid.
The Pessimist
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How to Go Broke in 5 Easy Steps
Too much money burning a hole in your pocket? Follow our five easy steps, and you’ll go broke in no time flat!
A Poem for Amanda Palmer
One of the great things about writing for a humorous current events blog is that there’s always great material. There’s just no end to hilarious stories in the news, ready to be satirized. Take last week, for example! There was,…
How to REALLY Deal with Corporate Types
The Pessimist’s guide to dealing with the corporate types you know and barely tolerate. Because they’re not going away, however much you might pray for it.
How to REALLY Manage Creative People
Creative types: pretty much every office has at least one. You might not even realize it, but it’s a sure thing that at least one of your coworkers is working on a novel, maybe trying to write a screenplay, or…
Happy Birthday, Despair
Despair, Inc. officially turns 15 years old this week! And we’re planning to celebrate the only way we know how. With lots of Drinking & Demotivation™!
Please Don’t Move to Austin
Our hometown of Austin, Texas, is the best city in the world. But don’t move here. Please.
The Pessimist’s Guide to Working from Home
Are you lucky enough to work from home? We’ve got some handy tips for you! And may God have mercy on your soul.
The Top 13 Demotivators® Posters Of All Time
A recent post at Entrepreneur.com considers the Top 10 Successories Motivational Posters of All Time. After we put away our sick bags, we decided to reply to it, with our semi-scientific list of the Top 13 Demotivators® of all time.
Sadder Day Night Special: The Songs of John Prine (Part One)
We’ll be honest: this is not the last time you’re going to read about John Prine on this website. Not only is he possibly the one living songwriter of his generation whose songwriting brilliance could approach Bob Dylan, he’s an über-pessimist…