[Originally posted on Aug 5, 2012] “Do you want to save 15% today and sign up for our JC Penney card?” Little did I know at the time, my answer to this question would adversely change the year that lay ahead of me. “Sure.” I filled out the little application and low and behold, I […]
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I Gave a Great Happy Ending
[Originally posted on Mar 28, 2012. This is the last entry of my most popular/favorite posts. Everything after this point is in actual posting chronology.] [Note: * indicates a name change] “…And we welcome you to the Friendly’s family!” Upbeat Piano Music faded as the Friendly’s logo proudly remained, its image flickering oh-so-slightly due to […]
Mental Health Parity: This is a Really, Really Good Thing
Image courtesy of antpkr / FreeDigitalPhotos.net There is a new regulation going into effect on the national level that is going to help millions upon millions of Americans: insurance companies will be required to treat mental health and substance abuse the same as general physical ailments. This is huge. And it makes me want to […]
The Fabulous Five Observations of the Week, Part 1
Soooo… I really need to write more often and get back on the horse. This week nothing huge happened worthy of its own post, so I’m going to fill you in on 5 micro-postings that happened this week and my observations. If you’re tired of me talking about music, skip to number 2. 1. Support […]
Sorry Everyone, I Suck
Hi everyone, It’s been too long since I posted, so consider this an update of sorts. Since my last post, I’ve probably written 5 posts I didn’t feel were good enough to publish, so I’m just going to wing this and get something out to you. So, a few of you know that I took […]
The Legend of Creepy Santa
Last year, property management for our building decided to decorate the lobby for Christmas. Typical of their design style, it was a mix of incompatible styles and concepts that ultimately looked like Tim Burton overdosed on a deadly cocktail of kitsch, IKEA and Beetlejuice. A demented-looking, 9-foot plastic Santa was the “highlight” of the lobby. […]
The Workday Scorecard
Once in a while, you can point to one event in your workday that makes it or breaks it – you totally kicked ass on a project? Awesome day! Someone kicked your ass on a project? Hello evening of cheap boxed wine and chocolate! As with life, the quality of your day is usually not […]
Email Hell: Welcome to My Nightmare
If there’s one thing that drives me batty in my professional life, it’s receiving an excessive number of bad emails. Life is short, my time is limited; please don’t make me sift through blank/vague subject lines or 10 MB emails that only have one record I need to view. While the vast majority of employees […]
A Ghost in the Corporate Machine
I stared at the tiny little pill of salvation in my hand. My 70-hour-a-week job had me exceptionally stressed out to the point where it kept me up at night. I needed something other than a stiff drink to help me get some sleep so I could at least get 6 hours of sleep in […]