Life Lesson # 3,456: If you ever want to really know how much (or how little) you are valued as an employee … just quit your job. I put this to the test Tuesday when I followed-up my resignation e mail from last week with a formal exit interview of sorts with my boss, and [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Job-Quitting Etiquette 101. Are You Listening Miss Manners?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad boss, boss, etiquette, job, office, quit, quitting, quitting job, resignation, workplace on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oblogatory
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cubicle, midgets, office, sound bites on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m back! I know, I know … bad blogger, baaaaaad blogger! But, with such a small audience it’s easy to get lazy. In my defense though, it’s been a busy past week full of job quitting (yes, that’s a story for later), fun-having (on my mini-vacation), and freelance work-doing! So, before it seems like I [...]
Warning! This Post May Cause Loss of Bodily Functions!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged humor, office, office humor, terrible terry tate on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s true … I laughed so hard I nearly peed myself the first time I saw this … I promise more stories soon. I have spent the last few days trying to plan my exit strategy. Enjoy the video!
Sound Bites from the Cubicle (Take 3)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cubicle, office, sound bites on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just some more of the things that come out of our mouths on a daily basis while we are hard at work … Quote of the day: “There’s more to you than just cupcakes.” Monologue of the day: Art person #1: This is how tired I am … you know when you are at the [...]
Impulse Control for the Impulse Control-less
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bad boss, boss, decreemania, impulse control, job, office, psychology on May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, you would think after several post-baccalaureate psych classes and assistantships, a few years of counseling experience, and one very costly semester in grad school for psychology back in ’03 that I would have learned a few things about impulse control. Needless to say … I am still learning. Today though, I struck therapeutic gold. [...]
Sound Bites from the Cubicle (Take 2)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cubicle, sound bites on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
All this weekend I have been polishing up the résumé and working on Web site copy, so I have been a bit remiss with my posts. Anyway, thought it was time for a little filler in the form of Sound Bites from the Cubicle (Take 2). Dialogues of the day (last Friday): Art person #1: [...]
Office Haiku For You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged haiku, office on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
TGIF! And in honor of this most beloved day, I bring you a few haikus. Think I might make this a regular Friday thing. Got a good one? E mail it my way! The telephone rings Pesky PR guy again Thanks caller ID *** Office snack machine Where are the cheddar goldfish? I don’t want [...]
Sound Bites from the Cubicle (Take 1)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cubicle, sound bites on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More often than not the daily intermittent conversation from the upper left corner of the office (that’s my corner) falls under the heading of Utterly Ridiculous. Here’s a small sampling: Dialogue of the day: Me: Extrapolation Station!!! I loooove words that end in “tion” Art department person: like … masturbation station … Associate Editor: … [...]
Smoke Break
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am late for work … so I decide to post a short video instead. Somebody made a mock promo merging Heroes with The Office. Good stuff!!!
Things I Am Starting to Realize about my Boss (Part 1)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | 2 Comments »
*Insert drum roll here* With much defiant pleasure, I’d like to present the first installment of “Things I Am Starting to Realize about my Boss.” Since my boss’ one-month reign, I have come to realize that several of my “sneaking suspicions” about him are indeed correct. And, you guessed it, none of these “suspicions” are [...]
