It’s been three long years but, at long last, PAX East is Live, again. Folks from all over the world are 1descending on Boston as we speak for four days of, panels, previews, and a whole host of other gaming … Continue reading PAX East 2022 Discussion Thread
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – As I write this, I’m waiting on a listing from my current employer showing what the next contract holder will be looking for in terms of hiring. Without going in to too much … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/15/2022 – When Is Enough…Enough?
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – First of all, thanks for all the well-wishes re: my job, last week; It meant more than you might think. And on that note: Yeahhhhh, I got nothing, really. The impression I’ve been … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/8/2022 – Coastin’
Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Sooooooo….I found out on Tuesday that our contract didn’t get renewed and, as of June, I’ll be unemployed for the first time in a decade. I had mentioned it in the Seriousness Thread … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/1/2022 – 90 Days And Counting
Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Not much from me, this week. On one hand, we’re getting our numbers back down at my job, on the other, I’ve conked out early pretty much every day, this week, missing opportunities … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/25/2022 – Open Table
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friiiiiiaaaaaaawn – Sorry. Haven’t slept well this week due to Daylight Saving Time taking effect here in the U.S. Indeed, I daresay that I haven’t felt rested once, this week. and frankly, my work has … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/18/2022 – Lost Hour, Lost Week
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – For around a year now, our backlog of calls from people wanting to apply and/or renew for our service had been consistently hovering in the 150 to 200 range. This was largely due … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/11/2022 – Big Wheel And The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Workday
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – If you can read the header, then know that’s all that I have to say, this week. Just when I thought I might be able to start getting away with putting the big … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/4/2022 – It’s Just Too Damn Cold
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Well, for anyone keeping up with the weather in the past few days, it should come as no surprise that we’re getting hammered all across the U.S. Unlike last time, however at least, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/25/2022 – Damp Days Ahead II: The Resnowening
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Before anyone asks, no; the JRT is not going on hiatus, I write little enough as it is. Rather, the title in this case refers to a few short days I decided to … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/18/2022 – A Short Break
Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Hnh…Tired. Bored. Want this week to just end. On the plus side, I did get to run my office again for a day…Albeit after my boss remembered to call and tell me two … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/11/2022 – Open Table
Hey all; Happy, Healthy, and hopefully dry, Friday – So, for those of you who don’t follow the meteorological, it might interest you to know that U.S. has been experiencing some rather…Inclement weather in recent days. The Northeast got slammed … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/4/2022 – Damp Days Ahead
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Not a whole lot to day, this week; much as last week. Honestly, the only even vaguely interesting thing I could think about happening this week was dislocating my hip slightly and needing … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/26/2022 – Just That Kind Of Week
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Not much to say, this week. Just feeling kind of tired, worn down, apathetic…Stiff. A little gassy. A bit hungry. I might get a kombucha–Either way, it’s been a week; so I leave … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/22/2022 – Open Table
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – So! Good news and bad news: The good news is, according to the test I took on Wednesday, I am completely COVID free! The bad news however, is that means I’m required to … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/14/2021 – And Back At It
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – As you might have guessed from the title, I have been working from home, this week, However, unlike during those many (many, many) weeks before, it’s just me. As one might be able … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/7/2022 – Working From Home Edition Reunion Special!
Hey all; Happy and Healthy Last Friday of the year – I thought a bit about if I should have anything prepared during this rare New Years’ Eve edition of our little thread. After all, you won’t see another one … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/31/2021 – Should Auld Acquaintance…
Hey, all; a Ho-ho-Happy and Healthy Friday and Christmas Eve – Though I would like to hope that you all have better things to do today than futz around on this thread, I’m also all too painfully aware that there … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/24/2021 – Holiday Party ’21!
Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Been under the weather, this week, so I have less to say than usual; but you don’t so…Rant! Love ya, and see you next week. As ever, have a safe and productive rest … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/17/2021 – Open Table
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – I was kind of sick this week, so I really didn’t do much thinking about anything else, this week. And whatever work I did do, well…I mean, it’s not like I’m an astronaut, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/10/2021 – …Schleppin’
Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – You know what’s useful? CPR. You know what my job requires us to recertify in every 2-3 years? CPR. You know what skill I am absolutely incapable of performing in any way, shape, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/3/2021 – Health And Safety Training; or, For God’s Sake, Don’t Touch That
