Today was the holiday luncheon at Globotron. I sat at my table of lowly contractors, and we enjoyed free lunch. It tasted free. But, again, it was free. CEO-types tend to fancy…
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I’m experiencing a career low point. The contract gig that I’ve been working for 2 months has not delivered as promised. Instead of writing, I’m being groomed to do business process analysis.…
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My husband is at a convention this week. I miss him horribly. I haven’t talked to him in 3 days. This is what was going through my head when I got kissed…
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One holiday several years ago, I found myself seated next to my aunt’s mother-in-law. Let’s call her Mrs. Danvers. Mrs. Danvers was terrifying in her prime, and at this point, she was…
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A big ol’ “WTF?” shout-out goes to Globotron. My new employer has 6 TVs in the cafeteria. Usually, they are set on a variety of news-like programs. Sit in one area, you…
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The great thing about starting a new job is all of the people watching. Everybody is new and interesting, and foibles stand out. Basically, you haven’t had time to become numb to…
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Yet another day o’ corporate training. Would you like to see a process model of my trip for far? Sure you would! Cha Cha -> Training -> Mind Explosion -> Cha Cha’s…
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I am really lucky in that I genuinely like the people I’m traveling with. Sitting in a hotel conference room starting at 7 a.m. our time is made much more bearable by…
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I’m traveling for my new job at Globotron. This means I’m so entirely out of my hermitting-it-up-at-home element. I’m in North Carolina for training. So far, I’ve seen the Chapel Hill campus…
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My Guy survived his 5-day conference. Yahoo! Sure, he had to schmooze clients like a salesman even though he’s a software engineer. Sure, the hours were grueling. But I got to see…