Well, for anyone out there in "Corporate America," it is definitely the "Fourth Quarter." I have friends whose jobs have evaporated. One was given a great performance appraisal and a raise, only to have his employment terminated due to "performance issues." More like his former employer's failure to perform financially ( Read more... )

Where I work (high tech computer geek,) we used to have "work life balance." I guess management decided that wasn't working for them or for the employees. I work in the global economy and business needs follow the sun. So there are times when I'm up at midnight working with Bangalore, India or 3 AM with Brno, Czech Republic. Given how work ( Read more... )

Well....missing Geoff and work is a mess. Folks at work booked over the top of my lunch and out past 5:00 pm. I get 30 min from 3:00-3:30 pm if no one puts something there. The weekend was great. Had a friend visiting and didn't really think about work, except booking a trip to Phoenix tomorrow. Geoff convinced me to open he account on LJ, so ( Read more... )