by Cassie Arnold | Jun 18, 2015 | 21st Century Culture
Google and Me A while back I learned that Google and I arrived in Mountain View at the same time. I think it’s fair to say Google had a bigger impact on the city than I have. Mountain View was no stranger to large employers. It was the birthplace of the semiconductor...
by Cassie Arnold | Apr 21, 2015 | Modern Work
Relative Value When I left my corporate job, I didn’t mind surrendering my Blackberry or my PC laptop. I didn’t even mind returning my corporate Amex. What I really, really regretted was that I was going to lose my 1K status with United. It had taken me years to earn...
by Cassie Arnold | Mar 4, 2015 | 21st Century Culture
Still Waiting for My Flying Car Living in the heart of the Silicon Valley I am constantly reminded how technology is changing our lives. Google’s self-driving cars cruising up Shoreline Blvd., the addictive power of sleek new smart phones, and even the Tesla next door...
by Cassie Arnold | Feb 19, 2015 | Gender at Work, Modern Work
Cargo Pants or Sweats? I recently met up with a former colleague for coffee on a weekday afternoon. We both showed up in olive green cargo pants. He said his meetings are divided up into those that require cargo pants and those where he can wear sweats. I was never a...
by Cassie Arnold | Nov 25, 2014 | Branding, Communications
What is it You Do Again? Every Thanksgiving it was always the same: turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie and some baffled relative trying to translate my job title into some actual tasks they could understand. First and foremost among my confused kin was my mother. My first...
