The final seasons of Mad Men coincided with the beginning and end of my career in publishing. My final job in publishing—my first was "marketing" obscure books in the academic books division—was in the Dictionaries division at Oxford University Press, creating original web content—mainly blog posts—for the now-defunct Dictionaries website. When I first took the … Continue reading On the best ideas in Mad Men appearing outside the office
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On the silly shame of getting a job through who you know
My brother recently landed his first bona fide job as a graphic designer, having freelanced for several years. Our family is thrilled for him, obviously, but he was a little moody about one point: "I only got the job because of my friend, though," he said. "If he wasn't there, then there's no way I … Continue reading On the silly shame of getting a job through who you know
Taylor Coe 