SearchCategory : The Dork at Work23rd July 2007 : Maybe I Should 'Whistle While I Work', InsteadI like to think I'm a pretty 'upbeat' sort of guy at work. Certainly, there are annoyances at my office -- not to mention complications, technical difficulties, seemingly endless meetings, sudden emergencies, unexpected problems, and a urinal handle that… more » 01st June 2007 : The Five Hundred Dollar CommuteGoing to work yesterday cost me five hundred dollars.
I suppose that's technically not true. To be fair, you'd have to add back the salary I made at work yesterday, minus the cuts for federal taxes, state taxes, Social Security, my retirement account, l… more » 21st May 2007 : The Vengeance of the Vending MachineSometimes, it just doesn't pay to be greedy.
I worked late at the office tonight, and by eight o'clock, I was starving. I'd only had a puny salad and a hard-boiled egg for lunch, because... well, frankly, I have plenty of unhealthy things in my life alr… more » 18th April 2007 : The Monitor Is Free; the Hernia Surgery Will Cost YouMy workplace has computer monitors. Extra monitors, apparently, just lying around not... ah, monitoring anything. They asked whether any employees would like to have a monitor.
I, being an employee, said, "Yes, I would very much like to have a monitor."… more » 19th February 2007 : I'll Hold the Door, But Nothing Else!The Scene: My office building, just outside the cafeteria.
The Crime: My boss, cradling his lunch, a muffin, and a Coke, reached the door to the hallway just as I, holding a plate of pizza, did. Unable to easily open the door himself, he said:
'I'm goi… more » |
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