Hey, all; Healthy Friday – It’s 3:30 AM and I’m tired. I’m tired because, right after I clocked out, I stretched out on my bed to rest my back and read a bit, and ended up falling asleep fir several … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/4/2021 – Working From Home XLVII: Sleepless

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – As ever, not much to say on my end; though I suppose if I was a GameStop employee, I’d have a bit more to say, eh? Crazy. I had a few friends back in the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/29/2021 – Working From Home XLVI: Stock Options

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – And so turns another page in the history of our Republic. Our democracy was tested, and showed itself strong enough at its’ core to endure, despite the outside forces being worked on it over these … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/22/2021 – Working From Home XLV: Under New, Old Management

Hey, all; Healthy Friday, (and sorry about the title) – Not a lot to say, this week. In all honesty; I didn’t get nearly as much as I should have or would have liked to. Just in one of those … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/15/2021 – Working From Home XLIV: Checking In II: E-checktric Booglaloo

Hey, all; Happy, Healthy, and moreover, Grateful Friday to you all – So…That was fast. I don’t know about you all but, ever since about, oh, 2:30 PM EST on Wed. any attempt made my me to even do so … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/8/2021 – Working From Home XLIII: …Off To A Great Start

Hey, all; A Happy and Healthy first Friday of 2021. You’d think that, on a unique day like today, I’d have something special to say to mark the occasion. Well, the truth is, I don’t. Not only do I doubt … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/1/2021 – Working From Home XLII: New Day

Hey, all; Healthy Friday and Merry Christmas – We’ll be closing early today due to the holiday, but we’ll keep the lights on for those of you who might still be on the clock. For those folks and everyone else … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/25/2020 – Working From Home XLI: Holiday Hours

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – I don’t know about you, my fellow Workados; but, in truth, I haven’t really been feeling the spirit of the season, as it were. I mean, yes; the stress of the season as one gets … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/18/2020 – Working From Home XL: Holiday Party

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – So…Yeah, I got nothin’. To be frank, I haven’t been feeling all that well, this week; and the only real energy I have been able to summon up have been from looking forward to playing … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/11/2020 – Working From Home XXXIX: Personal Responsibility

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Not a lot from me this week, as, honestly, I feel this week just kind of sped by…Save for today, anyway. I don’t know about you, dear fellow wagecados, but it’s like I just expended … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/4/2020 – Working From Home XXXVIII: Quick Week, Slow Day

Hey, all; Healthy (Black) Friday – While things might be a bit more subdued this year the gears of commerce grind ever on; and we here at the Job Rants Thread or no exception. Yes, that’s right, we’re offering space … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/27/2020 – Working From Home XXXVII: Doorbuster

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – As we end our, Good God, thirty sixth week of living under these conditions, the sad fact remains that, despite the wonderful news of vaccines potentially getting ready for roll-out, we’re still very much all … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/20/2020 – Working From Home XXXVI: The Little Things

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Hope everyone’s feeling good, this week. I myself had a short week thanks to my recent Isocation, and was feeling pretty well-recharged…For about 47 minutes, anyway. Now, I’m back in the horse, back in the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/13/2020 – Working From Home XXXV: Ki, Ki…Ma, Ma…

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Hope everyone’s well and keeping (relatively) sane in these especially contentious days. The day after the election four years ago, I remember walking into work almost in a daze; (and somewhat hungover) my mind still … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/6/2020 – Working From Home XXXIV: Isocation

Ah, hello kiddies; Gruesome Friday! It’s your old pal, the Gimp’d Keeper here; back again with another weekly entry into that most dark and gruesome of settings, the workaday world! It seems that, no matter what time of year it … Continue reading Job Rants Dread – 10/30/2020 – Screaming From Home XXXIII: Pandemic Spooktacular!

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – You ever have one of those weeks? You know the kind: where your alarm gets you up late at the start of the week, starting you off on the wrong foot, and then things just … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/23/2020 – Working From Home XXXII: One Of THOSE Weeks

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – So, believe it or not, this entry will actually be my first presence on our erstwhile Avocado in over a week. Before anyone asks, no, I still love it here, and all of you. It’s … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/16/2020 – Working From Home XXXI: Weathering The Work

Hey, all; Healthy Fri–Oh my God, we’ve hit thirty. Sooooo…Full disclosure: I was again hit by the Fog Of Ages this week; and therefore, don’t have anything prepped. Indeed, the closest thing to creativity on display is in the header; … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/9/2020 – Working From Home XXX: Insert Porn Joke, Here

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Thankfully, not a lot to say, this week; at least from my end. It appears that the righteous (for him) ass-chewing our boss gave us a few weeks ago has borne fruit. Before, we could … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/1/2020 – Working From Home XXIX: Caught Up

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Some of you might wonder about the title for this week; and all I can say is: Yeah; that’s about the size of it. I’m feeling, at least when it comes to my job and … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/25/2020 – Working From Home XXVII: …I’m Good; You?

I love my jobHe loves his jobPull that leverSister, start the engine Pump the water, yeahHoney, build the pressurePump the water, build the pressure, push the piston, press the buttonIt’s the perfect job – Tori Amos, The Happy Worker Hey, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/18/2020 – Working From Home XXVI: Smiles, Everyone; Smiles