work: I’m a tree, I can bend…
Well the little missing paperwork drama was resolved with a simple, “Oh, if you don’t have it, you’ll just need to redo it.” That’s all, just redo the stupid form and get signatures again. Ah well, I still love my...
Tagged: work
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...
From the Post blogs
A recent letter to the Get There blog at washingtonpost.com: Letter From Fed-Up Metro Rider This letter came in on Aug. 1 from an Arlington commuter who gave up on Metro. He starts off describing a particular incident, but it...
on the elevator this morning…
I was actually pressing the close door button pretty severely but as the elevator wasn’t responding, I gave up. Just as the doors were about to close, I saw a figure sprinting for the gap, so I held the doors....
Overpacking is my gay-given right!
I finally pulled out the “big” suitcase and looked at it’s capacity versus what I thought I wanted to bring… I am so screwed. Just like for my week at the beach, I made a list. My problem is that...
on the elevator this morning…
“What a good healthy breakfast!” she said to me, noticing my tray with eggs, bacon, milk and cereal. I smiled and said “I’m trying to be good, eating a somewhat balanced breakfast instead of just having coffee…” It was at...
One ‘o these days, I’m gonna blow my top
Yesterday it finally happened. I was ready to snap, pop, blow, whatever your term of choice is. I’d gotten my last straw, I was ready to break out into ‘Take this Job and Shove it’ all of that. And it...
on the elevator this morning…
“… favorite cousin of mine” is what I initially heard, and he was definitely talking to me so I said “Hm?” He repeated himself, “You favor a cousin of mine… that died two years ago.” And all I could think...
It comes down to the individual
I’m sure the company that won the food service contract for my cafeteria has a great reputation for service and customer care, but a record on paper means nothing when you have to deal face to face with crappy employees...
Whatever! Wednesday
And she didn’t come in today, either. I’m sure that comes as a shock to absolutely no one. For a while today I suffered a temporary disconnect between my brain and the rest of my body and my answer to...