Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Given the date, and what it means to many, I can understand if people’s minds are elsewhere, today. (I know mine is) But, as ever, you have something that really cheeses you off about your … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/11/2020 – Working From Home XXV: And Yet, We Stand

Hey all; Healthy FriAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Okay, so…The fire alarm in my apartment just went off. Don’t worry, I’m fine. Apparently, it was just my apartment, and it was due to a faulty alarm in my room. Good news, they fixed it, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/3/2020 – Working From Home XXIV: *beep* *beep* *beeeeeep*

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – It might be hard to believe, but, there was a world that existed prior to this pandemic. I know! I couldn’t believe it, either; but, apparently, it existed. And to further blow your minds, it … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/27/2020 – Working From Home XXIII: The Productivity Paradox II: Work Harder/Hardly Workin’

…And I can half-ass it if I want to, Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Not much to say this week, as, while you’re reading this, I’m celebrating my birthday. Yay. (Well, technically it was Wednesday, but I took some extra … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/21/2020 – Working From Home XXII: It’s My Party…

Hey, all; Healthy Friday – Not a lot to say, week, on my end. Still gratefully employed, if not still great-fully annoyed by our process. and those above us seeking to complicate out lives by revising it again and again … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/14/2020 – Working From Home XXI: Treading Water

Hey, all; Healthy Fri–Holy crap, I’ve posted twenty of these under the “Working From Home” banner –   So…Cases are up, rollbacks are a possibility so long as enough idiots decide that the beach is apparently worth dying, or crippling … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/7/2020 – Working From Home XX: I’m Writing This At 2:00 A.M.

Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   Nothing much to say this week. The market took the largest dive since…Ever, but at least they passed a second round of unemployment bonuses where the amount wasn’t an affront to basic human decency, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/31/2020 – Working From Home XIX: …Yup

Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   As per CNN:  1.4 million (that’s million with a DAMN) filed for unemployment benefits last week; reversing the downturn in applications that have supposedly been falling since March; a trend that’s being partially blamed … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/24/2020 – Working From Home XVIII: Understimulated

Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   As has been the usual for the past few weeks, I haven’t had a whole lot to say, as honestly, work’s basically been chugging along at a steady clip, with no shake-ups expected, and … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/17/2020 – Working From Home XVII: Checking In

Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   Honestly, I got nothing, this week. I took a few days off, so the worst I’ve experienced is having to play catch-up. Not surprisingly, there’s been no word as to when we’re getting back … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/10/2020 – Working From Home XVI: Chugging Along

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday-   This Saturday will mark the 244th observance of Independence Day in our increasingly dis-United States of America. While much could likely be discussed about the nature of observing a holiday that celebrates freedom in … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/2/2020 – Working From Home XV: Independence(?) Day

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   So, I did a little mental math and figured out that, as of next Wednesday, I’ll have been working from home for exactly 100 days. That’s beyond strange to even think about, let … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/26/2020 – Working From Home XIV: …Day 95

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday-   …It’s too nice to be writing a column right now. I mean it; it’s really nice out right now, and I am going to soak up some desperately-needed Vitamin D. While I will be … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/19/2020 – Working From Home XIII: Recess!

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   Don’t really have a lot to say this week, save for it’s taken me over 5 days to reset my internal clock to get to bed and wake up at a reasonable hour. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/12/2020 – Working From Home XII: Resetting the Clock

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   So…   This week.   I mean, I don’t really have anything to say. I’ve thought about it all this week, and…Yeah. What can be said that would either mean anything, or hasn’t … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 6/5/2020 – Working From Home Edition XI: …Y’all Right?

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   As everyone well knows, many states began to implement their soft rollout policies for certain businesses this past week; and, so far, the results are…   …We’ll see.   Anyway, between every else … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/29/2020 – Working From Home X: The Waiting Game

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday-   On Monday, Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker unveiled the four-stage plan for reopening the state. In this upcoming first stage. some businesses, such as construction services and hair salons are being permitted to operate in … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/22/2020 – Working From Home Edition IX: The Reopening?

  Hey, all;  Healthy Friday –   As per CNN, another 3 million Americans filed for unemployment last week; with that number not expected to go down any time soon. I know that we try to keep it light, here, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/15/2020 – Working From Home Edition VIII: – The Destruction of Jared-Syn

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   Hope everyone’s keeping well, both physically and mentally. I can’t speak for the rest of you, but I know that the latter has been much more a problem than the former. While I’ve … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/8/2020 – Working From Home Edition VII: Workin’ To The Music II: Breaking the Silence

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday –   So,, the title should really say it all. My internal clock is utterly wonked from this whole damn situation, and I need to reset it, desperately. I currently have no capacity for abstract … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/1/2020 – Job Rants Thread: Working From Home Edition VI: …Yeah, I Got Nothin’

  Hey, all; Healthy Friday-   As ever, I hope you all are keeping well, both physically and mentally, and if working, then keeping busy. As I brought up in a previous post, I’ve basically caught up with all of … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/14/2020 – Working From Home V: Flattening the Curve