Cornell-based research using Twitter posts suggests that people are happiest in the morning hours, with users using words like "awesome" and "super" most often from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tweets, it seem, later turn remorseful and angry, with many users employing words like "annoy" from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Side note: not surprisingly, this is also when most blogs receive the crankiest commentary from the peanut gallery.) What does this all mean? Well, according to Money Watch, you should not make any big decisions after 3 p.m. more ›

Earlier this month, we brought your attention to local ad agency Palmer Advertising's Craigslist ad. The advertisement seeking a print/web designer caused a stir since it mentioned that, however humorously intended, those diagnosed with bipolar disorder need not apply. It specifically stated, "The successful candidate will have ... Sanity. If you are a prima donna, bipolar, or require anger management, please go to a big agency where you can hide in the crowd." more ›

A friendly reminder that, according to ADA laws, discriminating against a candidate or employee based on their mental health is illegal. Which is why, however tongue-in-cheek, San Francisco-based ad agency Palmer Advertising's Craigslist ad for a designer is cause for concern. In part of their requirements for the open Print & Web Designer gig, they note: "The successful candidate will have ... Sanity. If you are a prima donna, bipolar, or require anger management, please go to a big agency where you can hide in the crowd." more ›

In some heart-sinking news today, SF Weekly cut some of its staff -- possibly 1/3 of it, according to the grapevine. Most notably, the Village Voice Media paper pruned such stellar talent as web editor Jake Swearingen, reporter Matt Smith, calendar editor Hiya Swanhuyser, and SFoodie's W. Blake Gray. more ›

Gay? Need a job? Want a tough job that requires patience, handling weaponry, and dealing with the public at large? Well, the San Francisco Police Department will accept Q2-Entry-Level Police Officer applications beginning this Friday, August 26. If you're interested in law enforcement, head over to www.jobaps.com/sf to create an applicant account to apply for a position. The city of San Francisco will only accepting 2,500 applications. You can turn yours in as early as 8 a.m. on Friday. more ›

While style-free male nerds and affectedly geek-chic (vomit) young girls continue to make a killing in Mission Bay, SOMA, and Silicon Valley, the rest of the country still feels the pinch of post-recession unemployment. According to a report released today, key factors (i.e., job creation, unemployment, length of the workweek and hourly earnings) in job creation have more or less stalled. Carolyn Lochhead from SF Chronicle reports: more ›

Another blow for public education unfurled in the East Bay last night. The Oakland School Board approved 500 layoffs notices for Oakland teachers. Said notices will go to 231 elementary school teachers, 41 English teachers, 45 social science teachers, 28 sixth-grade teachers, 25 P.E. teachers, 13 social workers, and the entire adult education staff. more ›

For his third executive order since taking office in January, Governor Jerry Brown has ordered all state agencies to "freeze hiring" in an effort to reduce further spending. "We have a $25 billion deficit, and we must do everything possible to save money and make government leaner and more efficient," Brown said in a statement. more ›

Days after Gov. Jerry Brown proposed cutting $500 million from the UC system next year, UC Berkeley plans to prune 150 managers and support staff this year. This comes on top of the some odd 600 jobs hacked since last year. more ›

Back before print publishing turned into a creepy fetish for navel-gazing journalists looking to emulate their leader, there was a time when people used to purchase and then have delivered their e-information in inconvenient newspaper form. For reals! And many of us would deliver these oldfangled newspapers for money via a daily or weekly bike route. Renowned pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub, who we thoroughly enjoy, recently went on his old Chronicle paper route in Burlingame using his old hand-me-down girl's bike (holy hickory bold, just like us!) and filmed the entire thing more ›

In an effort to create more jobs for San Franciscans, the Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 last night to approve an ordinance that requires contractors to hire city residents for municipal construction projects. The ordinance will initially require workforces be 20 percent local and increases that percentage every year until workforces are 50 percent local in seven years. more ›

Facebook, according to "professional community site Glassdoor.com," ranks as the top place to work among the 50 best places to work this year. According to The Chronicle, "To qualify for a ranking, a company had to have elicited 25 or more anonymous employee reviews over the past 12 months that rate eight factors, from confidence in the CEO to life-work balance." (One factor must be getting forced to drink horrific yet tasty booze by your CEO.) more ›

"Beginning Saturday, John Toomey will appear on a specially constructed North Pole Winter Wonderland stage at the restaurant from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. until Christmas Eve," Lefty's spokesman Lee Houskeeper explained to BCN (via SF Appeal). "His four-point contract stipulates that he is allowed to tell jokes." more ›

"Sign o' the Times" by Darwin Bell. more ›

One employee who won't benefit from the pay raise is the one who leaked this story. According to CNN (via SFist commenter porkbun), "Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced the salary hike in a memo late Tuesday, a copy of which was obtained by Fortune. The memo was also leaked to Business Insider, which broke the news. Within hours, Google notified its staff that it had terminated the leaker." Oops. more ›

Uh oh. UCB plans to slice an addition 200 jobs next year in order to save money. "Chancellor Robert Birgeneau says a consulting firm hired to help the system save money concluded that the school has too many managers," reports KTVU. "The campus could save about $20 million by eliminating jobs through attrition, retirements, voluntary separations and layoffs." The esteemed school already cut 600 since 2009. more ›

The Clorox Co., one of the largest employers in Oakland, announced this week that they're relocating their research and development operation to Pleasanton, thereby moving between 500 and 700 workers out of the East Bay's largest city and out to the 'burbs. more ›

A thank-you sign is posted in front of a saved home about a block from destroyed homes in San Bruno, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, where a pipeline exploded on Thursday. The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there. Utilities have been under pressure for years to better inspect and replace aging gas pipes, many of them laid years before sprawling communities were erected around them, that now are at risk of leaking or erupting. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) more ›

SFist seeks aurally-inclined, open-minded, and talented souls to steer our music voice. We are looking for writers with a strong interest in the local, national and worldwide (but mostly local) music/club scene. You should understand the difference between an actual story and PR-driven yarns and, of course, write a damn fine sentence. In addition, please be familiar with the local blogging scene. All the better if you have your own site. more ›

Second verse, same as the first: San Francisco's unemployment rate skipped from 9.6 percent in June to 9.7 percent last month. Although, as SF Weekly reports, we're not the worst in the state, bot by the longest shot. "San Francisco County's unemployment rate of 9.7 percent is the sixth-lowest of the state's 58 counties (The state rate is 12.8 percent; the best-off county is Marin at 8.6 percent; and the hardest-up locale is Imperial at a Gaza-like 30.3 percent)." Read all about it. more ›

In an effort to reduce a $31 million deficit, a whopping 80 officers from the Oakland Police Department will lose their jobs today. "Hopes appear to be fading but they are not gone yet," says KGO. But, well, unless a unicorn-like miracle happens within the hour, the OPD will see a drastic cut this evening, even though public safety is an always-growing concern for the East Bay city. [KGO] more ›

Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard plans on exfoliating some 9,000 jobs this year to save "about $500 million to $700 million a year" via the implementation of automated data centers. Associated Press (via CBS 5) reports: "The Palo Alto technology company says it will invest $1 billion in its enterprise services unit, over a multiyear period. The company says the job cuts will be the result of productivity gains and automation." more ›

80 initiatives and referenda and are out and about around the state with advocates trying to collect enough signatures so they can qualify for an upcoming election ballot. You might see people at farmers markets asking you to support the initiative for state parks or maybe you signed the one to legalize marijuana, which has already been turned in and will appear on the November ballot, pending signature verification. more ›

The federal funding of $465 million which Tesla Motors scored in June of last year is now officially official. The first $100 million is dedicated to building Tesla's powertrain while the remainder will actually build the car. All in all, the loan will create 1,600 new jobs in the Bay Area. more ›

Someone on the contribute page chided us about not covering this story, so here you go, folks: Redwood City's Electronic Arts, creator of such awesomeness as SimCity, The Sims, and Rock Band -- cut 1,500 jobs today, more than 16% of its workforce. The economy, and you might have guessed, is to blame. Chin up, (former) EA ilk. more ›

Over the next year, and due to Oracle's takeover, Sun Microsystems plans on eradicating over 3,000 jobs. According to CBS 5/BCN, "They are the latest in a series of job cuts at the server and software maker, whose prolonged financial troubles led to the $7.4 billion deal with Oracle in April." Good luck out there, Sun folks. more ›

Want to see MGMT's sold-out show at the Independent tonight? Well, this Craigslist ad, which came to us via SFist's contribute page, might help: more ›

Yesterday, Mayor Newsom's office announced a new initiative called JOBS NOW!, which aims to fund jobs using federal stimulus money for 1,000 San Francisco residents who have at least one child and earn less than twice the federal poverty level, which equals about $37,000 a year for a family of three or $44,000 for a family of four. The $25 million worth of federal funds will subsidize the successful candidates' salaries at jobs provided by the local government, private businesses, and nonprofits through September of 2010. Employers will be responsible for the workers' Social Security and other payroll taxes. more ›

Kaiser Permanente plans to eliminate about 1,200 Northern California jobs due to the tanking economy. The primary areas affected by this most recent slash include "housekeeping, pharmacy techs/clerks, unit assistants, transcription/medical secretaries, health information management clerks and local business offices." The job cuts will effectively remove about 2% of its workforce. The company says it will try to shift cut employees into other positions at Kaiser, but, really, that doesn't seem likely. Kaiser also said "the cuts will not impact the level of service for their patients," or what little left of it there is. Sigh. more ›

SFGate's 'Scavenger' came up with the above handy Google map, denoting the 20 northern California cities with the highest unemployment rates. While it's not a joyous thing to behold, it is interesting to see where we're at right now in the state. The top spots went to #5: Madera (18.5% unemployment), #4: Salinas (18.7%), #3: Yuba City (19.2%), #2: Ceres (19.2%), and #1: Watsonville (24%). more ›