A Bountiful Harvest Takes Work
Campaigns end on Election Day, but Movements continue working toward a bountiful harvest. Campaigns end on Election Day. Movements don’t. Voting day is a time stamp for measuring … Read more
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We Are Luddites
Two centuries after the original Luddites, like it or not, you and I are in the exact same fight. “The robots are coming! The robots are coming! … … Read more
Astronauts Bitch About Having to Work on Christmas Eve
“Government jobs are supposed to mean you never have to work holidays,” say astronauts Astronauts having to install a coolant pump outside NASA’s International Space Station on Christmas … Read more
Employee Misinterprets Company Email that Reads, “Bare with us this Casual Friday…”
A ‘Casual Friday’ gone wild The faithful workers at Syrius Enterprises & Technologies Incorporated had little reason to believe that last Friday would prove to be any different … Read more
Résumé of a Recent College Grad
Or, Why Didn’t I Listen to my Parents and NOT Major in Liberal Arts? Résumé Highlights of Qualifications: · A liberal arts degree from a private elite college, … Read more
The Least Laboring of Days
It’s Labor Day, everybody! Hey, it’s Labor Day, everybody. Woo-hoo. Okay, we’re partying now. Throw your arms in the air and wave them like you just don’t care. … Read more
Lost Journal: At the Help Desk, the Customer is Always Angry
Journal entry: November 7, 1997 (age 28) — Help Desk The only thing worse than calling a computer help desk is taking that call at a computer help … Read more
Thanks for Trying to Ruin My Day!
Thanks for Trying to Ruin My Day! If you work with the public, you’re stressed. Unreasonable customers. Demanding bosses. Reduced staffing. I love my job, but the workload … Read more
Notes From The Belly Of The Beast
I haven’t been posting much of late.
I have recently started a new job and the training is 4PM to Midnight. The internal clock is still recalibrating. So it has come to pass that I am working for a major telecom company again. Back to th…
Twitter Goes Down, Productivity Spikes Worldwide
When people can’t express themselves on Twitter, there’s nothing left to do but work Twitter went down for an extended time the other day, sparking unrest, outrage and … Read more
