Tomorrow I will interview for a promotion. While there are a lot of very good reasons why this should not be freaking me out, anxiety is sort of my baseline state. So, of course, I sublimate that anxiety by pulling everything even vaguely professional-looking out of my closet and combining and recombining it in as [...]
Greetings, my lovely friends! I am so glad that you’re all here, and I’m glad that I’m here too. My, what a ride it’s been these last few weeks! I have now been in my new position for three weeks, and I’ve got to tell you…I love it. Unreservedly, without a doubt, I love it. [...]
So, do you remember me talking about that job that I interviewed for, that sounded really, really perfect and that I really, really wanted? After three interviews, three computer literacy tests, and a lot of fretting, I got a call this afternoon. I got the job! Huzzah! I still say “do not blog about work,” [...]
You know it’s a good company when they give you this as a welcoming present: (For the confused, I suggest you go watch this movie.)
As I walked out of work this evening, I happened to glance over at the dumpsters across the parking lot. I work pretty close to the foothills, and wildlife is pretty common in the area – bunnies, deer, foxes, the occasional elk, and even mountain lions have been known to prowl down into the neighborhoods [...]
Windows, doors, and bugs. *shudder* It’s really quite humiliating to be two weeks in to a new job, trying to come across as smart, professional and sophisticated, only to be reduced to shrieking hysterics by a bug. But, dude, it flew at my head. *shudder*
I’ve mentioned that my job status has been in a bit of a flux for the past few months – in short, the company that I work for is changing its focus and drastically reducing its workforce. This has caused no small amount of stress in the office, and though I was promised that I [...]
I’m so confused. This morning I woke up at my normal time, ate breakfast, got ready, and went to work at my normal time. I normally eat lunch at about 1:00. I was pretty hungry by the time my computer said 1:00, and eagerly got up to pop my lunch in the microwave. I noticed [...]
One of my coworkers forwarded this story to me this morning, and it got me thinking. For those who can’t/won’t click through to the article, it is a short piece in the New York Times by a young woman named Hannah Seligson. In it she speaks about young women who transition from college to the [...]
Sorry, kids…I don’t have much of a blog post in me tonight. I kept trying, and thinking, and struggling to come up with something, but at a few minutes shy of midnight I’m going to have to face facts. Truth is, work is really unsettled at the moment. Not I’m-in-danger-of-losing-my-job unsettled, but massive upheaval and [...]
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