“Quiet Quitting”? *stares in Generation X*
I still crack up every time I see a reference to “quiet quitting” because it is literally clocking in, doing your job, and clocking out.
Tagged: career
Flame Con: Streaming as a Hobby or Career
Due to… the state of the world, this year’s Flame Con went virtual. I was honestly really looking forward to going to New York to do this panel, but there’s a pandemic. Everything changed. Thankfully, they were able to pivot...
work: What… Do I do?
I’m the best there is at what I do. But what I do best doesn’t matter much outside this place. With all apologies to Stevie Wonder and Chris Claremont… Recently, a very good friend who works for a very good...
work: what me, hireable?
I had my “on-site” interview today, actually meeting the federal client and seeing where I might work. I’m still deciding what I want to do, but I can’t help wear a smile and perhaps a slight swagger. Being in-demand, professionally,...
Spinning that wheel for me
Looking for a new job isn’t an issue just for recent college graduates. People who have spent 10 or 15 years in the same careers can often face similar issues and stresses — think burnout, stress or plain-old tedium. Other...
Bless your heart!
For reasons I’m mostly in the dark about, they’re asking me for paperwork, from months ago, when I was doing the job I didn’t even want to do, when we were in the middle of a move and that I’m...
I’m ready for that drink now
I still haven’t managed the energy to write about the weekend. My manager called me last week to let me know that there would be layoffs announced today. I guess it really didn’t sink in then, but today I realized...
I still have to get my own coffee, though.
Since getting the sorta-promotion, it was my hope that every day I could be like Violet, Judy and Doralee. Today I feel more like (holds file folder up) F Hart.
Sweet liquid validation
Report: Drinkers Earn More Money Than Non-Drinkers Drinkers earn 10 to 14 percent more money at their jobs than nondrinkers and men who drink socially, visiting a bar at least once a month, bring home an additional 7 percent in...
15 minutes
I don’t know if I ever mentioned this before, but one of my websites actually made it into the EPA’s public internet site: The Council on Regulatory Environmental Modeling. It’s terribly boring and dull, but at the least it’s out...