Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Hope this Friday finds everyone well, and that my fellow Americados had a good and safe 4th. (and all my internationacados had a…great Thursday!) Mine had a few too many grass stains and ‘skeeters … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/5/2019 -The Productivity Paradox

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Hope everything is going well out there for everyone in the madcap workaday world, and that, if nothing’s improved, hopefully nothing’s gotten worse, at least. (We’re all just so positive here in the JRT, aren’t … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/28/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Fri-i-i-i-God am I tired.   Why is that, Big Wheel? I hear you asking, Has it been a tough week? Have the stresses of your job kept you from sleeping? And I would say: Nope! Or … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/21/2019 – All Work And No Play…

Hey, all; Happy Friday- This past Monday, those of you living on the Eastern Seaboard may have heard a faint wailing noise, like a trapped creature facing an inevitable demise. Well, I’m here to tell you not to worry: it … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/14/2019 – The Distressing Stress Of De-stressing

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Sadly, no topic this week. It hasn’t exactly been a banner few days for creativity, and the litany of things I could rant about would require me to start naming names and, despite the fact … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/7/2019 – Open Table

Hey, all; Happy Friday-   In response to last week’s topic, I figured that it might be worth trying to take the opposite tack, this week; both as a way to inject a little positivity into the week, and the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/31/2019 – Heaven Is Other People (ish)

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   The week’s been long, but the drinks are cold, So let’s all partake, before we grow old. The time for stresses is now in the past, So imbibe my friends, and make your … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/17/2019 – A Toast

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   How’s it going out there in the Rat Race, my little Workadoes? Are you fulfilled, less-than fulfilled, completely unfulfilled,  prepared to cave someone’s skull in with doorknob? (Or is that last one just … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/10/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Friday – “April showers bring May flowers,” so it is said. Well, speaking as a lifelong resident Northeast United States let me be the first to tell you that’s some bullshit. As far as I’m concerned, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/3/2019 – Workin’ To The Music

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   So, how’s everyone doing, this week? I don’t know about you all, but things have felt especially stretched, this week. Fun fact: Pneumonia sucks. Fun(ner) fact: Playing catch-up because of pneumonia really sucks. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/25/2019 – Back in the Saddle

  You jerk awake with a start. As your vision adjusts to the dim light, you see the blurred form of someone in front of you. Given the subdued nature of the lighting, it seems to take longer than normal … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/19/2019 – One Year Later

  Hey, all; Happy Friday – No topic this week; I’ve been dealing with a hint of –Whatchacallit–pneumonia, for most of it. While my mind has been…SO many different places this week, none of them have been work-related. Don’t worry, … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/12/2019 – Open Bar

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Hope everyone’s dong well. For those not in the know, or for those who simply couldn’t give a damn, I took a few days off for PAX East this past week; as I … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/5/2019 – Suggestion Box!

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Believe it or not, I’m actually writing this on a Wednesday. Why, you may ask? Well, because, by the time this goes up, I will already be well into the throes of gaming geekdom … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/29/2019 – “Gaming” The System

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   For those in the know, and for those who do, it’s been almost two weeks since the Daylight Savings changeover here in the U.S. and, well…To be frank, it’s still kicking my ass. I … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/22/2019 – Missing Time

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   Last Wednesday, around the time Michael Cohen was being called by those on-high to answer for his many, many misdeeds against man, country, and God, I found myself experiencing what best could be … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/8/2019 – Waiting

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   New month, same problems; amirite?   Or…Maybe new ones?   Or…Maybe no problems at all, but you feel the need to complain, anyway? (It’s the American way!)   Well, however this week treated … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/1/2019

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, I’m skipping lunch today. Why, you may ask? Is it because I’m not hungry? Haha, noo. Is it because I only have 30 min, and consuming any food item larger than an orange … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/22/2019 – Traditions!