Alright, time to turn on the randomizer ( Read more... )

So, what's been going on? For me it's been mostly working. It's the worst time of the year to be in financial services, but yet it's when I can make the most money, so I try not to complain too much about the long hours ( Read more... )

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So, a couple of weeks ago I mentioned that we sometimes start saying "Big Boy" and "Fluffy" when people get those voice recognition call menus that I hate so much, mocking the Citibank ad ( Read more... )

A big part of my job consists of calling people. Now it's not necessarily random people, and it's luckily, not our customers. they can bee such a needy bunch. No, a big part is calling other customer service people in their cubicles at jobs just like mine. In fact, the other day I had to call my old firm, and got frustrated with the guy on the ( Read more... )

So I signed up for the gym at work yesterday, and I'll probably carry a gymbag tomorrow to encourage myself to actually use the facility. Of course the place doesn't have a pool or anything, but it has circuit training machines, cardio machines, free weights locker rooms and the like. Except for tennis and racquetball courts, it's pretty much ( Read more... )