As I sit here trying to force myself into writing an article I am not all that interested in my mind is riddled with little nit-picky things that I can’t seem to clear out. I thought, perhaps, if I wrote them down somewhere then maybe I could move on from them. These few things are, I grant, irrational, but nonetheless stunting my productivity. They mostly have to do … Continue reading Irrational Pet-Peeves
As someone who has been recycling my entire life (we used to take family trips to the recycling depot on Saturday mornings), I find it hard to understand when people don’t recycle at all. Or when they have no concept of what should and shouldn’t be put in the blue bins. I work in a pretty traditional office setting where we’ve got printers, and photocopiers, … Continue reading To Bin or Not to Bin
Day 9! Trying to crack out a video before heading to work for the day. Continue reading It’s Too Early For This
Day 6! Everybody reserves the right to complain about one or more aspects of their job. Continue reading Working Stiff
Everything I’m about to say is purely speculation, of course, because would I really be alive to tell you now if I actually knew the truth? My boss is a vampire. I’ve been working at Saffrons for almost a year and I’ve been working on this theory for nearly as long. I mean, the evidence is all around. Let’s first start with the lair, I … Continue reading This Sucks
When I first moved to England one of the first things I noticed about shops around me (and the one I worked in) is that they all had their doors propped open. Now, this didn’t strike me as odd at first because the weather was nice even though it was the beginning of October. I thought maybe they were all hanging on to the last … Continue reading Open Door Policy
Rewind. It’s May 13, I have been close to drowning working only 12 hours a week and not making enough money to pay rent and I’ve just been offered a second job that I really want. I am over the moon excited. I am supposed to start at the end of May. It’s June. The new shop isn’t finished being built yet. I’ve been walking … Continue reading Thirty Days Work
Today is daylight savings time again. But this time I have remembered and already changed my clocks. I will not be victim to the time change again. In October I found myself 2 hours early for work, but since I have prepared, if I am lucky I will only be 5 minutes early for work tomorrow! UPDATE: (16:20 on 28 March) I have returned from … Continue reading Daylight Savings 2.0
I got a job! It’s not the dream of 9 to 5 with weekends off, but it’s nothing to sneeze at either. And you can believe me because I sneeze a lot. I am now employed at a greeting card and gift shop called Saffrons. It’s a family owned business that’s been open for a year. So far it’s great. I am only part time … Continue reading Ladies & Gentlemen
I still don’t have one. Although, I’ve been on two interviews and been rejected by about 5 other companies. All my other efforts have, seemingly, gone unnoticed. I found this while I was in town yesterday: Too bad “hire” doesn’t have the same meaning here as it does back home. Otherwise, this would be a perfect fit! Continue reading Job Update
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