I got completely, and totally, blown off by my coworkers tonight, and this isn't just me talking crazy, insecure person shit. I mean, even the most well-adjusted person out there would consider themselves to have been blown off. It feels pretty crappy, no surprise there. I'm amazed that I still long to be part of the cool kids club. That my ( Read more... )

You probably didn't know this about me, but I have a new job. I just started working at Del Posto as a reservationist/occasional host. Today is my  fourth day, and my first day not in training. Del Posto is part of B&B Hospitality Group, and it's heavily corporate and structured -- we'll see, maybe I'll eat my words on this account, but I was happy ( Read more... )

I just went out to get my lunch and I saw something I had never seen before: an orthodox pan handler. He was wearing a black, velvet kippah and his tzitzit were hanging out. He held a sign that said, "I lost my job. My wife is sick. My mother died." He looked so sad and broken, and he was rocking back and forth on his heels as if in prayer. I ( Read more... )