Posts Tagged ‘job’
Raw follow-up
That was a bit unhinged. But, guess what? I am completely overwhelmed and exhausted, and there’s not an ounce of relief in sight. So I vented in here, as I am prone to doing. And I’m sure I’ll do so again. And maybe I’ll do it a lot. If it seems like [Read More]
Stuff circa January 8, 2011
Dating I went on a date a few days ago, and it was heartbreaking. It was a stark reminder of why I rarely ever go on a date. I battled for ninety minutes to be funny, engaging, and charming. She often seemed genuinely interested in me. I rattled off feelings about being on [Read More]
Absymal HR
Not only did they f-up the entire hiring process and fail to provide me with useful starting information, but now they’re f-ing with my health insurance. They run their HR operation out of New Jersey, and it’s readily apparent because every conversation is [Read More]
The next four/five months/years
If this Duke tenure lasts four years, that would be terrific. Unfortunately, I’ll be working under the three-month temp label, which I know should be insignificant, but until I go perm, I’ll be worried. And I’ll be worried today, that I’ll find out I’m in way over [Read More]
Penultimate day on the job
8:50 AM – Settled in for my second-to-last day on the job I’ve been at for five years and four months. I have had by longest tenure, by far, here. So, while I have experienced many last (two) days, this one is different. All of my pet photos are off my cubicle [Read More]
One down, many to go
No energy to put any thought into this post. Perhaps more to say soon. Perhaps not. Posts like this are rare. I wish I had a more creative way of announcing this. Starting a month from now, I will have a NEW JOB! Five years at my current job is three-times more than I spent [Read More]
August 5 rapid blogging: job
I’m having one of those weeks when I feel like anything productive or positive I’ve done in recent memory is completely moot. Two issues have come up that are being completely overblown. One involves communication process. One is technical. Regarding the first [Read More]
No, I don’t fix computers
Toastie: I work in IT. Oh, so you fix people’s computers? Toastie: No. My two-year-old HP Pavilion laptop developed a crack in the screen hinge. I lived with it for a couple of months. I could have tried to send it in under the two-year warranty I had. But I [Read More]
More work-related brain-dump
Ideally, I’d have someone to review my data-migration process with. Ideally, there’d be someone to look at each step, and affirm that it makes sense, or question of there’s a better one, or if I’m missing something. Whom I can help me here? _____? I [Read More]
Just feeling sorry for myself, nothing to read here
Tonight, I’ll pretend that I don’t have a bunch of new readers, like my mother, like people who don’t know me well whom I hope could have a favorable impression of me, and like Facebook readers who never asked to hear exactly what’s in my head. For [Read More]
