Tech Support Blues
In honour of the appallingly frustrating afternoon that I had dealing with telecommunications customer service, I am posting a couple of rants I wrote in 2003, when I was having a difficult time with some IT tech support people. I’m still too mad to write about today’s insanity. Maybe tomorrow. ——————————————————————————————- 28 May 2003: Stop […]
Work Interruptions
I was raised by people who didn’t interrupt the working spouse. My family was very traditional: dad went to the office; mom stayed home and ran the household. My dad’s family was the same. But my mom’s was very different: her mom was a vice-president at one of the largest regional banks in our city, […]
A Rough Week
This has been a very difficult week for me. So difficult that I threw my diet to the winds and had the largest possible Cappuccino Blast at Baskin Robbins three days running. (That’s bad, my friends, because even small (one pint) Blasts are strictly taboo for this diabetic dieter, and the largest size is a […]
What a Month!
So we worked it all out and the fence is up. Looks nice, and the kids and I are finding it lovely to be able to use our backyard without having to share it with snarling, slavering, vicious dogs. Then it was Thanksgiving, which was kind of crazy. Our family had the meal on the […]
Bosses Are Funny People
I’ve been reflecting on bosses and their idiosyncrasies for the past two days, because all three of my bosses are out of the office for various reasons, some business, some pleasure. My company runs a tight ship. That means that there are no people just filling desks here, and there is really a little more […]
Unobservant People
My foot surgeon has allowed me to go into tennis shoes, and that meant that I had to buy a pair of shoes that I would feel comfortable wearing to the office for the next month. Our office has a “no sneakers” policy, so I wanted my tennis shoes to be discreet and non-obvious. I […]
Enthusiasm at the Interview
Penelope Trunk’s blog today talks about interviewing for a job, and how sending a thank-you note afterward is too late to show enthusiasm for the position. It’s a pretty good post, overall, but she made one statement that really struck a chord with me: “…most hiring managers are subconsciously screening for enthusiasm. Because people want […]
I Love a Vacation
I’m going to be working hard over the Thanksgiving weekend, but not at the office. Don’t get me wrong, I love my job. But daylight saving time is over, and I get up in the dark, drive to the office shortly after sunrise, and leave the office shortly before sunset. I see the sun and […]