Author Archives: Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I’m not gonna lie. Last night, I went out big and I was so hungover this morning I had to call into work sick. I know if I did go, I wouldn’t be able to function. So I made the call before my shift and told them that my […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was reading a newspaper article last week and recognized that it appeared that the author was trying to persuade the reader in a certain way. I felt that both sides of the story weren’t presented. The article was extremely biased. Is it fair for journalists to write an […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was recently looking into buying a new pair of running shoes and comparing prices online between different Web sites. When I told a friend the prices that I found, he went to the sites and for the same exact pair of running shoes, his price was lower than […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I recently attended the Spring Job Fair and have an interview for a job coming up next week. Being a Cal Poly grad, I feel like I have a lot to offer, but am hesitant to ask for a higher salary. I’ve heard that it’s common to negotiate salary […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: During my internship at a company I had an opportunity to go out on a client visit with one of the salespeople. When the salesperson met with the client, he handed an envelope to the client. I later asked what was in the envelope and he told me that […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: Over the past few months I have developed feelings for a girl that I work with. I want to ask her out, but I’m scared to pursue it because I am unsure of the consequences in dating a coworker. ” Matt F. When closely working with a group of […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was in class the other day and saw students text messaging, reading the paper and clearly not paying attention to the professor’s lecture and wanted to know what proper classroom etiquette is and if those same types of behaviors would be acceptable in a job? ” Kelly O. […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: For my BUS 401 class, our teacher asked us to download software for a project. After class ended, my roommate and I approached the professor and asked if just one of us could download the software and share it. She said no, due to licensing. How does that affect […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I used to be the utilities manager for a local business and when applying for a summer internship I slightly stretched the truth of my responsibilities on my resume, making them seem more related to the desired accounting position than they actually were. Will they really find out and […]

Jennette Ballas and Aliza Elbert Dilemma: I was watching the O.C. the other day and realized that all the characters were using Blackberry phones to communicate with one another. I have started to realize this is a prominent trend in marketing a product. Are companies crossing the line by advertising their product this way? – […]