Another new year, another outrage in the office. I have held back from documenting every bit of ridiculousness I have witnessed over the course of the past six months, but today beckoned for an entry. Raptor swings by the aisle toward the end of the day to announce our reward of getting out a couple … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Corporate Desk Jockey: Episode 13
The entire department gets dragged into a late morning meeting that Raptor assures us will only be 5-10 minutes. He walks over to our cubicles and announces that Eduardo and another individual with a Spanish first name I can’t recall are here from South America. I look up and ask him with little to no … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Corporate Desk Jockey: Episode 12
I was sent down to the other main corporate office about 15 miles further south for three weeks to be the back-up for a manager who went to London and Italy for vacation. The hellish commute of an extra 30 miles round-trip goes unthanked by the Raptor upon my return. That is all right. Par … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Corporate Desk Jockey: Episode 11
I'm back from a great vacation in Denver just in time to attend the company’s bi-annual employee town hall meeting/pep rally. Lucky me. I show up ten minutes late and walk in while one of the senior executives is giving his spiel. The CEO later gets on stage in a double-breasted suit worth at least … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Corporate Desk Jockey: Episode 10
The first entry of the year? I’m astonished that it was that quiet and uneventful for four months in here. Or have I just become accustomed to the nonsense around me? The Raptor is preparing to leave for his vacation in Costa Rica and I mention how I would like to go for a week … Continue reading A Day in the Life of a Corporate Desk Jockey: Episode 9
I know of no other movie that better captures the essence of the corporate cubicle life than the cult classic from 1999, Office Space. If you have not seen this gem of a movie yet, then you now have plans for the weekend. You can thank me later. I first saw Office Space in the … Continue reading Movie Review: Office Space
There will be times when you can't avoid the unpleasant reality of needing an office gig to pay the bills. There will also be times when you will need to bail on an irritating boss, annoying coworkers, mundane projects, nonexistent career advancement prospects, or a company so unethical that you start worrying about the impending … Continue reading How to Ace Your Job Interview
The List of Coworker Nicknames: Part II The Magician: Often seen in the company of The Wizard. An Indian IT stalwart. He could give you a technical explanation you could never hope to understand, but somehow he would make IT issues go away. A rare talent at the office since he solved more problems than … Continue reading The Importance of Giving Coworkers Nicknames: Part II
Background Have you ever had the embarrassing moment when that delinquent coworker you were in the middle of chewing out to your work pals just happens to pass by and overhear your rant? Or maybe this useless imbecile's one ally overhears your tirade and passes along the bullet points of your fury? I know a … Continue reading The Importance of Giving Coworkers Nicknames: Part I
I started my office work experience at the end of the last century, but it wasn't until 2013 that I first heard the absurd and profane greeting of "Happy Monday." Upon first hearing this from the mouth of some dim corporate flunky on another one of those bleak, miserable Mondays, I was utterly dumbfounded. It … Continue reading Happy Monday
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