Posted in humour, work & study on May 26th, 2010 No Comments »
If ‘things’ really do come in threes, hopefully I’m out of the woods. I forgot to take the cake for morning tea today. I forgot to wear my watch today. I forgot to take my umbrella when I left work tonight. So I was hungry, late, and soggy. No, not really! I just laughed at […]
Posted in work & study on Apr 21st, 2010 2 Comments »
Inspired by Tom’s recent post, here is a pic of where I work.
Tough it out for 20 years and all this could be yours. Corner office with a bar fridge. I think this means I’ve “made it.” Quick! Pass the smelling salts! I feel a Mary Tyler Moore moment coming on …
Posted in work & study on Jan 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Not sure if I’ve written about this before but when I’m at work, I often have this nagging feeling that I’m not up to scratch. Not capable enough. Not skilled, experienced or knowledgeable enough. Feeling like someone is going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, “The gig is up!” Turns out […]
Posted in work & study on Dec 9th, 2009 2 Comments »
The first of the work End of Year parties was today. (We aren’t allowed to call them Christmas parties, but we are allowed to have a Christmas Tree in the foyer. Go figure.) We are a large team - 40 people - over two locations, so in the last few years we have opted to […]
Posted in ethics & justice, work & study on Dec 8th, 2009 No Comments »
Today at work I was a referee for someone I used to work with who had applied for a temporary position. The ref check was done by conference call and was all quite straight forward, until the end, when the convenor asked about my current position and background. After giving an ‘in-a-nutshell’ run down of […]
Posted in health & wellbeing, work & study on Dec 1st, 2009 No Comments »
Ok, so maybe it wasn’t quite like that, but I did take a lunch break - away from my desk, and I left at 4.00pm today. It’s a start. At home now, having a cuppa and a snack, listening to Rain by Sons of Korah. Nice.
Posted in health & wellbeing, work & study on Nov 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Back when I managed an intranet, I found this article. Are the Silent Saboteurs Impacting Your Project? by P.J. Daly (2004) It’s a gem and obviously resonated because I bookmarked it. Reading it again today was like a breath of fresh air, and well timed, because today was hard going. I’m tired, feeling a bit […]