Things could be slow this week, folks…
Between a crazy busy work week and crap-loads of work around the house, my mind isn’t all there lately.
But I did get something nifty, recently
Category Archives: Work
Brain Baked
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Here goes nothing…
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
So tonight I’m planning to attend an information session about VCU’s MBA program. I’m hoping to learn more details, particularly, about the part-time option. Afterward I intend to pick up a study guide for the GMAT, and we’ll see what happens…
Best Tech Job Listing EVER
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Compared to the veritable ocean of garbage job listings on all the major job websites, this posting for Greenview Data is a heaving sigh of fresh air.
(I don’t know how long the listing will persist, so check it while you can.)
The Worst Gets Worse
Friday, May 9, 2008
I’ve complained about the network goons at my company restricting access to harmless websites before. I’ve lost access to Twitter, kottke.org, Zeldman.com, and a number of other sites which seem to have no worse impact on my productivity than checking the news.
Well today they crossed the freaking line, without warning as usual. Now [...]
Early to Rise
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Last night I actually managed to get to bed before 7:30 and - Miracle of Miracles!!! - fall asleep before 8:00.
I did this because I semi-voluntarily came into the office this morning at 4:15 to oversee my portion of a production database release. I woke up once at about 11:40 to hit the head, [...]
Chatty Cathy
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Almighty Network Administrative Overreactors for my company have seen fit to block the chat portion of Gmail. Now I feel like I’m missing a life line to the outside world.
That’s right, Corporate America. Keep showing your employees that you don’t trust them to simply get their work done, and cover it up [...]
They cut off my twitter.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mugs, try not to laugh too hard at that post title…
It appears that as of some time this morning, the network control freaks at my company cut off access to Twitter. Now when I attempt to visit the page I get the ominous restricted access notice. I’m sure sending the infrequent 140 character [...]
When Corporations Overreact
Friday, February 1, 2008
I just received an email at work about the impending blockage of iTunes on company computers.
Let me start by acknowledging that yes, it’s not my computer or my network, so I have no right to install software of my choice or what-not.
Well I’m still pissed, because it helps me get through my day. I [...]
Cubicle as Conference Room
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Can somebody please tell me when it became acceptable to hold conference calls at full volume in your cubicle, even though there are clearly other people who work in the cubicle immediately beside you?
Welcome back, you say?
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
I like to get to work earlier than necessary. My office’s hours are pretty flexible, so I could technically sit down to work as late as 9:30 AM if I so chose. This, of course, would require me to stay later in the day as well, and this I can’t abide.
I’m the sort [...]
