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Dear Head Honchos: Are you looking for a way to bring unity and increased performance to a group of your employees that may be fearful about their employment due to America’s tough economic state? Do you want more options for “corporate entertainment” than just an afternoon of skits in the boardroom making fun of Bob [...]
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This morning I had an impromptu telephone interview with a recruiter for a staffing agency. The woman on the other end of the line was named Celeste. And as much as I love talking about prior employment and “selling myself,” I was having a difficult time focusing my attention on this potential employer’s questions. All [...]
Today at 11:30AM I have a job interview. Interviews are as important for the potential employee as they are for potential employer. With this in mind, I’m gonna conduct my own interview. There are a few choice questions I plan on asking. However, tonight The Girl offered a question that made me smile because of [...]
Smell and taste are enormously powerful tools to help jog your memory… For instance, just now I poured myself two-fingers of Jim and was thrust three years into the past. (Traveling through time…) We’ve arrived in the summer of 2005! During that summer, I spent Monday through Friday working at the Wells Fargo campus at [...]
It’s officially my last day in Corporate America. I’ve got eight more hours of work left and then I’m done. What a week…! Between memorizing sides for my on-camera class, improvising at the Monday Night Comedy Show, memorizing monologues for my monologue class, improvising at Six Ring Circus, shooting “Fruit Salad,” memorizing scripts for film [...]
I’ve been apprehensive to write about work. I know my coworkers read my blog and I’d hate to write something insensitive “during this difficult time.” With only 16 days remaining until my key card stops working, I’m just gonna throw it out there: I’m excited to be done with work! I’m thrilled that I won’t [...]
I received an email at work today via Private Critic. What’s Private Critic? It’s a website that allows you to: “Send anonymous emails to your friends, co workers and classmates.” What’d the email say? “Please wash your hands after using the bathroom.” You don’t wash your hands after you go? Sometimes I do. Like when!? [...]
The loss of my job has motivated me to start focusing on my career realistically. I’ve decided my time and energy will next be concentrated solely on acting. For as long as monetarily possible, I’m not going back to Corporate America. I will attempt to survive solely on my passion. Yes, I recognize the difficulty [...]
Today marks the beginning of the end… It was my first day back in the office after my two week trek across America. The moment I walked through the door, my manager escorted me to the head of HR to discuss my severance package and go over any questions. Unfortunately, this meeting was a waste [...]
On Thursday evening, my manager called me. I’m losing my job. The company I work for is closing it’s doors. By the end of October, I’m done. If you know of an establishment that’s hiring, send the info my way. Thank you.
If you’re listening, you can learn quite a lot from the Universe. This week’s lesson is patience:, the capacity, habit, or fact of being patient. 1: bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint2: manifesting forbearance under provocation or strain3: not hasty or impetuous4: steadfast despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity5 a: able or willing to [...]
Stupid stupid stupid! What’s the problem, lock your keys in something else? Potentially worse. Get to it, tell the tale! A coworker of mine wanted to see my blog. So? I sent the blog’s link to the wrong “Pat.” Is “Pat” the CEO of your company? Worse. He’s in tech support. You’re screwed! A company’s [...]
Time is seriously messsing with me. This week is supposed to fly! This week is supposed to feel like it’s over already! I didn’t work on Monday. I don’t work on Friday. How can a three-day-week feel this long!
This morning I had a mandatory call-in meeting for work at 7:30AM. I love and hate those meetings. I love that I can be hung-over naked in bed on a conference call with my boss and co-workers. That’s a naughty bonus. I hate that the call was so early (by my standards). I hate that [...]
Arriving home after dinner at Galactic Pizza with Katherine, I was quickly reminded of one of my resolutions for 2008… Saturday evening one of my “fun” neighbors barfed all the way up the 30-foot walkway to the east entrance and then inside at the base of the stairs. They chose to leave this fun discovery [...]
This morning the fire alarm went off at work. Correction: On the floor I work on, the alarm wasn’t going off — but the emergency strobe lights were flashing. At this point in my day, I had been up maybe an hour and at work maybe ten minutes. I put my jacket back on, grabbed [...]
I’m going to California in two weeks for work. I’ve never had to travel for work before. Sure, I’ve had to drive to work, but never fly. This will be an interesting experience. An experience which will make me a “valuable asset” to the company. Which — I hope — ensures job security. Which — [...]
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Culture.
I received this memo today at work: It has been brought to our attention that men and women’s restrooms on several floors are being used in an inappropriate manner, resulting in unsanitary conditions. The memo didn’t elaborate on what “inappropriate” activity is taking place. I’ll take a hint though and stop urinating in the sink. [...]