In Your Face!
Many people in this country take public transportation to work. In my case I take a bus from my little corner of suburbia to the big city. The operator of the line I take has a few basic rules for riders. No food or drink, clean up your newspapers when you leave, etc.. But the [...]
Conference Call Rules
I have been sitting in on a series of training sessions done via conference call this week. The sessions are designed to educate partners about changes being made and new functionality being added in the latest version of the company’s software. I was amazed at the lack of etiquete displayed on the part of the [...]
Happy With (But Not Plugging) My Bank
Here’s a sobering thought. I just got back from a quick run to the bank. Contrary to what many people experience I was actually quite satisfied with how it went. Someone was able to help me in a timely manner. This person was courteous and friendly within reason. She smiled and asked me if there [...]
There Are Loud People In This Kitchen
Some of you may remember from previous posts that at work my workstation is in the kitchen. As such people come in and out all the time. Right now there are 6 people in here. I could deal with that if they appeared to be doing something that was kitchen specific such as getting coffee [...]
My Crazy Morning
I had an interview set up for a 3 month consulting position this morning at 11. Google Maps told me it would take me about 24 minutes to get there. I actually left home at about 10 to take into account that the trip would probably take longer than Google told me and that I’d [...]