Today's Episode:  New Girl vs. Surly Girl

We tune in to find our heroine enjoying her afternoon in the quadrant.  The members of the quadrant are hard at work, and the energy of anticipation fills the air.  It is clear they are working hard towards a large goal, and the finish line is in sight.  The excitement is palpable as the proverbial finish ( Read more... )

I've been planted.  Or perhaps it's more precise to say I've been plant-bombed.  You see, my office attempts to be green in more ways than one.  Obviously we're in a green building, and green efforts are highly stressed, (Recycling, light timers, etc...).  There is another way in which my office strives to be green...with plants.  It seems that ( Read more... )

Next week my department is hosting a three-day meeting with our newly hired international staff.  We have been talking about this for weeks now, and as of this everything is set!  I know what flights they are all taking and what hotel they are staying in.  I have a car service who will meet all of them at baggage claim with their names on little ( Read more... )

I have that "race against the clock" feeling.  I still have ten (yes, ten!) e-mails flagged in my in-box telling me they need attention.  I have minutes from four different meetings to update.  Thankfully, I have gotten all of my paperwork and filing done already.  Nothing of that nature will be left sitting out to collect dust during my holiday ( Read more... )

I'm sure you've all seen those commercials from CarreerBuilder.com.  You know which ones I mean: those (slightly scary) commercials depicting frightened office workers fighting off faxes, superiors, etc, only to be trapped in pointless meetings.  Those commercials were designed with me in mind.  My department has so many meetings people don't have ( Read more... )

Well, the Christmas Party wasn't quite as bad as I had expected, but it wasn't great either ( Read more... )

So this Friday is the annual Office Christmas Party.  While for some this may trigger warm happy memories, I'm feeling bit more trepedacious.  I'm not completely sure I "fit in" with the people I work with.  You know how some people firmly believe in seperation of Church and State?  I firmly believe in seperation of Business and Pleasure.  I don't ( Read more... )

Dear Restaurant Goers,

We understand that you are trying to save money so you can buy your special someone that special gift.  Or perhaps you are panicking about this year's it toy and are therefore pinching pennies so you can get little Johnny his iPhone.  You are not so different from us.  In fact, we have very much the same goals.  So please, ( Read more... )

Okay, this is fun.  And if you happen to have a picture of your boss, it's a great way to take out aggression.  Seriously, I've been doing it all afternoon.


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Every day that I don't do this stuff at work is a miracle.

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Of course, I now have a goal to fire-extinguish someone.