Bad boss? Fire him/her. When you're interviewing for a job, You're job is to interview them. You are an equal.

You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and sabotage from bosses who can’t perform.

If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-other, than a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent) to a boss.

When it comes to getting a job or client, congruent value is aligning the employer's need with your value add.

Don't hire anyone you wouldn't want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.

If only employees knew this...there is no hand out just because you got a degree. You still gotta make $ for the biz (employer), if you choose not to make $ for yourself (freelancer / ent).