I’m sure that most of us have had major crossroad moments in our lives that we know without a shadow of a doubt is a crossroad moment. “Do I ask this girl to marry me or no?” “Do I take this risky job that’s paying a ton of money or stay with the safer job for much less?” “Do I…
Category: Work
"Thanks" for the Hard Work
I am what’s known as an ETE — Extended Tenure Extra employee. Nearly 2.75 years ago, The Company decided to convert me from a contractor to an ETE. To put it into terms more easily understood, I went from being a bastard step-child to a step child as far as The Company was concerned. This was The Company’s way of…
The Case of the Hideous Stench
When we came to work last Wednesday night, there was a mild stink in the Command Center. Well, sometimes there are weird smells within the Command Center. People bring a wide variety of foods and stuff in, some of which don’t smell so good. Then there are people like Crop Duster, who will pass gas as they walk behind you.…
Larry King and CNN
At work, we live with the torment of CNN all stinking night long because The Company has deemed this is the only thing that can be seen in the Command Center. As such, most of us “love” CNN and “love” Larry King. We don’t have any audio, but even without it, you can tell Larry King is just a tee-ball,…
Standardization
“As 2007 unfolds, we at The Company continue to improve our global delivery capabilities so that we will remain a premier service provider and trusted IT advisor to our clients and partners. As part of that we must improve standardization, globally. Our clients expect it, and our business needs it. Standardization and automation are key enablers of a more flexible,…