Although I mostly WFH these days, and my office doesn't have much of a breakroom to speak of anymore, I've collected photos over the years of items I've found in office break rooms or other public spaces doubling as a break room. Thought I'd share one today. Sage advice! I took this back in 2013. … Continue reading As Seen in the Breakroom #1
Category: Workplace Stuff
Back from Sabbatical
I'm back! I took a 10-year unpaid sabbatical from this blog. Ok, running this blog is an unpaid gig, so I from that aspect I lost out on nothing except possibly my sanity from not having this outlet to regale readers with the absurdity of my on the job chaos. Also, I can't tell if … Continue reading Back from Sabbatical
E-mail or E-fail?
Happy almost summer! Bet you thought I'd all but abandoned blogging, huh? I just find it hard to blog from January through April because the weather is mild where I live and it is extremely tempting to spend all of one's time outside doing non computer related things. But soon it will literally be as … Continue reading E-mail or E-fail?
Workstation Error, Concluded
In my previous post, I outlined a conversation I had with my IT department because my computer would not let me log in. The help desk, as usual, couldn't figure out the problem. I reluctantly walked over to my manager's office to let her know about this situation. "Hey Shari...not to worry you but I … Continue reading Workstation Error, Concluded
Workstation Error
"Help desk, how can I help you?" "Hi there, I walked away from my desk for like 15 minutes, and I haven't been able to log back into my computer..." "Did you enter your password correctly?" "Yes, of course." "But you can't log in?" "No, I keep receiving an error message." "What does the message … Continue reading Workstation Error
Pod City
Pod City* ** My morale has been crushed to dust On the road to Pod City Devil's slow to recognize That we all slowly die in Pod City Young workers flock to the private workstations Checkin' out toys, checking out corporate bought features Pacify, sanctify To the old school feelin’, Pod City Pod City, it’s … Continue reading Pod City
Just Delete It
Back in college, I had a part-time job providing content support to school administrators attempting to fill out an annual report to continue accreditation of his/her school. My main job duty from September through April was to troubleshoot problems that school principals encountered in completing this report. Most of the time, the callers merely needed … Continue reading Just Delete It
Unfrazzled Analyst 