I arrive at work on Wednesday, and have requests for meetings and last minute items already piled up in my email inbox. Our Controls Engineer, John, steps into my office and says, very seriously, that the maintenance team has some issues they want to discuss today at 9. I agree, grudgingly, thinking of my busy…
Category: Sixteen Tons
Freaky Wednesday
No . . . more . . . decisions . . . No . . . more . . . creativity . . . Let it all end soon . . . I am FREAKING OUT. I mean it. I’m having my bridezilla moment, today, right now. It’s because I’m planning a party for work, for…
Ooog
A couple of glasses of wine have done a bit of work to erase this crappy day. It was frenetic, frantic, frenzied, and other words starting with “fr. ” I sported a brand new cold. And an unfortunate choice of work ensemble made up of wrinkled shirt and too large pants, when a “big wig” from New…
Listen to this . . .
. . . so my manly musclebound man manhandled the massive new all-in-one washer dryer into the house, without a handtruck, singlehandedly. I was there, wearing gloves, close toed shoes and a sports bra, ostensibly to help but, for practical wimpy reasons, mostly just watching and getting mosquito bites. He did it all alone. Didn’t…
I Hate Payroll
The payroll processor at your place of work deserves a hug today. Tell him or her what a great job has been done with payroll so far, and how much you appreciate getting a correct check every pay period. Expound on the gratitude you feel for the important work this person does. Give your payroll admin a…