Tag Archives: work
quick update
Hey everyone. I really did quit my job. My last day included a well-attended lunch at a Chinese buffet, which was nice except for it didn’t summarize in a tidy hour everything bitter and sweet about leaving a job of … Continue reading
first day
My first day was anti-climactic. On Friday, the people at my first assignment told me that they couldn’t possibly start me until Wednesday, so I better stay home. I read up on ASP.NET (I’m definitely into over-preparing now), went to … Continue reading
derelict
Hi everyone. I’ve got a perfectly good explanation for the past month. I really do. I got fed up at my job and started looking at alternatives. It was the kind of “fed up” where you say to yourself “I … Continue reading
6 w’s of work
For a lot of my career, I was only really given the “what” of my work. This needs doing, someone has to do it, and that person could be you. The “when” of work can be really contentious. I had … Continue reading
reverse
I have never been comfortable with the name they give reports in my office which pertain to expected sales vs. actual sales. The term they want me to use is "penetration report". I don’t know why it couldn’t just be … Continue reading
hi amy! hi ken!
On Saturday, I ran into a guy who used to be my boss. He brought some friends of his to a poker game, and I was explaining to them that I used to report to him. "Used to? Until?" "Until … Continue reading
robocop
There’s a guy at work who likes to say "I’d buy that for a dollar!" and then identifies it as being from Running Man. It’s not. It’s from RoboCop. Running Man has the same kind of media criticism in it, … Continue reading
impressed
We got a demo of Sourceforge Enterprise from VA Software. The VA sales guys showed up and started the demo on a freaking-wow 17" Powerbook. It’s great the things you can have when your job is to impress other people … Continue reading
