‘BUSINESS NEWS’ Archives
Work Just To Pay the Bills »
CUBICLE - I heard it again, but this time it struck me more. Many times people say that they work so that they can pay for the bills, and sooner or later it becomes an OK statement to make. "Well, I gotta feed the family..." "My wife is not working, so I can't lose my job..." "These bills come faster than the paycheck..." We're [...]
Performance Review »
BOSS' OFFICE - It's that time of the year when you're hoping for that little pay increase you've been waiting for all year~! You worked hard all year, whether the results are good or bad, you hope for the best when you walk into the boss' office! Your heart beat increases a little bit, and you're holding onto that notebook to keep the sweaty [...]
Dance with the Bosses »
CONFERENCE ROOM - Today we had a meeting with a couple VP's and directors on the progress and recent activities with our products, and it was a very enthralling experience. I've never had a meeting with this Senior VP, who has a renown reputation for being very up front and direct with his comments (and choice of words). Before the [...]
I Cut Therefore I Am »
OFFICE - Descartes had this famous quote: "I think therefore I am", and this has stimulated people to think about our own existence; if there's this process of thinking, then that means I am here. Maybe it's a bit too deep for me to understand, or maybe it's just something philosophers came up with to define themselves, but I think this can [...]
Delta Must Die~ »
LAX - So we were dropping off my in-laws at LAX, and the most frustrating experience with an airline happened right in front of us. It's so worth writing down because the service at Delta Airlines is completely abysmal... We got into one of the three lines, but for some reason people were kind of cutting. You'd assume that it's the US [...]
Help Me Help You »
CUBICLE - This morning a couple VPs were walking around our area talking about something. Of course, they were pointing at things here and there, and their faces just seemed a bit too serious to be normal. Later in the day, our boss gave us a responsibility sheet to confirm which products we're responsible for. Well, all these things [...]
Life Is Beautiful »
PARKING LOT - The other day we had our "Christmas Lunch" to wrap up the year, and one can only chuckle and let it go. I know I should be thankful for a job still at this tough economic storm, but I can't help thinking about the ironies of life. We used to have Christmas lunches; they weren't great, but they were at least some real [...]
Office Gossip »
CUBICLE - When there are people, there are rumors; when there are rumors, there are most likely certain truth behind them. BUT, there is no place to talk about all the rumors!!! AHHHHHH... Today some of us went out for lunch and were "discussing" certain people and the things we "observe" at work, and oh my, the "ooo's" and "ahhhh's" are [...]
