I got paid $50 for taking part in a (lengthy) phone survey today.  Yay!  But the upshot of it made me somewhat nervous: after the many questions about my organic motivations, policies and purchasing patterns, they asked about my hypothetical interest in forming an exclusive relationship with a particular big box store, whereby they would be my one- ( Read more... )

In working on today's work blog entry, I found this post on maternal profiling, a new term recently featured in the NYT.  Can I just say again (remind me in May that I said this): I love my workplace!

Quick post while Speedy naps...

(BTW, it's very cool that my friends can have conversations w/ each other on my flist even as I am dealing with personnel meshugas!)

So, I'm coming to the conclusion that in some ways, supervising grownups is a lot like parenting a toddler:

1. Be clear on the rules, and quick and consistent in the consequences.  Choices ( Read more... )