Sean and I have a new favourite beer. It’s true. We’ve converted. And it’s not just because our first few days at Steam Whistle Brewery, located in downtown Toronto, have been surreal.
Elizabeth, our Steam Whistle rep and big CN Tower fan, picked us up at the airport and drove us to [...]

This week I will be working with “The Good Beer Folks” at Steam Whistle Brewing, one of the few independently owned Canadian breweries around. They are located in the heart of downtown Toronto and apparently brew an incredible Pilsner (I will be sure to do some research and get back to you on that one).
Elizabeth, [...]

Ian and I are almost all set to head out to Toronto tomorrow. We bought a new camera on Thursday and have most of what we need for the show – thanks to Fiddy who set us up with some great equipment he used when set a goal to hitch hike through all 50 States [...]

Mark Anderson recently wrote a provocative column for the Ottawa Sun, examining Sean and the One Week Job project from a new angle.
He writes:
“To a greater or lesser extent, we’re all defined by what we do. Worse yet if we’re not doing what we think we should be doing, if we’re not “living [...]

I am currently in Vancouver for a good friends wedding this weekend. I am not working a One Week Job this week – Ian and I are trying to get things all organized to head out to Toronto this Sunday where we will start production of our new Internet TV Show.
Here is something that Ian [...]

Greetings everyone! This is Ian here, excited to add my first post to the blog. I thought I’d kick things off with a brief reminder and description of the One Week Job RSS feed.
Basically, an RSS feed (which stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’) is an easy for you to stay updated on [...]

NEW SHOW
As of July 30th, One Week Job will become an Internet TV Show/video podcast!
A new episode will be released after each One Week Job and will begin production next week in Toronto, ON when I am working with Steam Whistle Brewing Company. Part reality-tv/part adventure series, each episode will run approximately 10 minutes and [...]

A store to end all stores. I have never seen a store before like Agnew’s General Store. The variety of things in there is really quite remarkable, how they keep up with all the ordering and dealing with that many distributors I have no idea.
You could find anything you could ever possibly need in [...]

GEN Y JOURNEY: ONE WEEK JOB
18 jobs, 18 bosses: insights into a great employer
SEAN AIKEN
July 20, 2007
Last week, I was the race director for a triathlon in the Northern Ontario town of Marathon. Essentially, I helped co-ordinate the logistics of the event and made sure everything ran smoothly. The week before, I was in [...]

I received this offer quite early on in One Week Job and I am pretty sure that I decided I had to go immediately after I finished reading it. So, here I am – Read for yourself!
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Hello Sean!
Bring your hard working self to Wilberforce, Ontario to Agnew’s General Store and experience the retail business in [...]

I am currently in a very small town called Wilberforce, ON and haven’t really had access to internet which would explain my recent lack of posts. Anyways, I made it here eventually after quite the long haul from Marathon – a 9 hour overnight bus to Sudbury, then had a bit of difficulty hitch hiking [...]

I had a great week in Marathon and really felt welcomed to the town by everyone I came in contact with. In case you were wondering, the weather did work out for us and it managed to stay sunny whenever the race was in progress.
Here is Joe, Andy, and myself just after the triathlon [...]

Warning: You can probably expect to see at least one more cheesy blog post title incorporating the word “Marathon” before I leave town.
Today was quite the day. I was picked up at 9am to start setting up and preparing for the triathlon and I didn’t get back to where I am staying until 10:30pm. I [...]

Well the Concert in the Park(ing) lot Wednesday night went really well. I was hosting the event which I was kind of nervous about coming into it, but after having arrived in town and met some of the people it was easy to feel comfortable. All the proceeds from the concert are going to be [...]

I arrived into the town of Marathon, Ontario yesterday after flying into Thunder Bay from Toronto. Marathon is situated about 3.5 hours East of Thunder Bay. If you have never heard of Marathon before, check out this map or find out more about it on their towns website.
It is a great little town on [...]