Today was my company’s holiday party and it was pretty awesome. Though it was just in the open space near the kitchen, they had it all decked out with casino games. Craps, poker, blackjack, roulette… ping pong… and there was supposed to be a darts tourney, but they never got their act together… so I …
Tag: work shit
Dec 18 2007
Balance
I got into a bit of a snit today at work. It wasn’t huge or anything, but I felt frustrated with my boss during the course of the day. I nearly bit his head off, which probably isn’t a good thing when you’re barely two months into starting a new job, but it was one …
Dec 14 2007
Two Months Later…
I started working my current job on October 10th, after quitting Yahoo on October 1st. Technically, my two month mark was on December 10th, but I held back mentioning it until I had my one-on-one with my boss. According to him, I’m doing a lot better than he thought I would. This is in light …
Dec 01 2007
On-Call != Fun
As many of you already know, every so often, I come up in the on-call rotation for my job. Being on-call means that you sacrifice your off-time to catch calls coming into the support center. We’re technically a 24/7 center, but we only work during the daylight hours, from 6am to 7pm. From 7pm to …
Nov 23 2007
Post-Thanksgiving Blues
A special note to those who have friended me on LiveJournal: This will be my final entry. Please switch to the feed, located as the ‘newest post’ on my livejournal. All my new posts will be carried on the feed. I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I think the best part of the night …
Nov 21 2007
Almost Dawn
I left work early yesterday because I had scheduled a customer call at midnight. There was a system in Israel that required some tender loving care, but the on-site administrator wouldn’t be available until late. So, I told my boss’ boss that I would be taking off a few hours early so I could rest …
Nov 12 2007
Be Careful What You Wish For…
Yes, so it was a pretty busy day. As soon as I got in and caught up on all the email, my boss pulled me aside and asked me to work on a project with him, involving a customer buildout that was a little above and beyond the normal network architecture they were used to. …
Nov 11 2007
Pre-Monday Blues
As I was saying in yesterday’s post, being sick really sucks. I had like two days of being sick that I had to weather through all the aching and pain of coughing your lungs out as the phlegm tries to escape. But, anyway… enough grossness. Some good news came out of the long weekend. I …
Nov 10 2007
Being Sick Sucks
One of my biggest pet peeves is being sick. Wednesday night, I was feeling fine, but then you sleep through the night and catch something. Thursday morning, I was sniffling, coughing, sneezing, and I had to pop some DayQuil to keep the symptoms at bay. I called in sick, because even though my symptoms were …
Nov 07 2007
My Darts Arrived Today
So, my first dart set arrived today. After shattering tips left and right, I finally have my own property to shatter. I took a picture of the set I purchased. The set was just the grips, barrels, and shafts, but I added the skull and cross flights and rubber o-rings to keep the grip in …
