BOB SLYDELL: You see, what we’re actually trying to do here is, we’re trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at work… so, if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/14/2018

Hey, all; Happy Friday!   So, in the past few weeks, I’ve had the “privilege” to be pulling down a rather large amount of overtime at my office helping out in the background due to a sudden lack of admin. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 9/7/2018 – Group Table

Hey, all; Happy Friday! Our menu is is going to be a…Different this week, as the manager in charge of the Happy Hour menu came down with a severe case of food poisoning earlier in the week,* and so, has … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/31/2018

Hey, all; Happy Friday!   Today is a very special anniversary here at A.V.O. Chintzee’s, and in its’ honor, we present a special Happy Hour menu to go along with it.   APPS: The “GJI (Good Joined Items) Platter!” – … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/24/2018 – Apocaversary Edition

Hey all, Happy Friday- It’s our manager’s birthday this week and, in his honor, our Happy Hour menu is a piece of cake. Many pieces in fact; as the entire thing has been replaced with nothing but our regular dessert … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/17/2018 – Birthday Cake Edition

Hey, all; Happy Friday – Sadly, nothing (theoretically) funny or interesting to post this week, as I’ve been swamped this week as well as today. (And hey, there’s my rant for the week) I hope everyone else is doing well … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 8/10/2018

Hey, all; Happy Friday – We know you work hard, so come on down, relax and allow us to work with you in getting your weekend started early. It’s not a crime to want a little downtime, after all. As … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 8/3/2018

Hey, all. Happy Friday-   HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS – 12:30 PM – WHENEVER YOU FIND YOURSELF FACE DOWN IN OUR PARKING LOT: DRINKS: Pina Coh-lada – Our famous island favorite, now with special surprise in the glass! Remember what you … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/27/2018

Hey, all; Happy Friday- In honor of recent events, we here at A.V.O. Chintzee’s are offering a special, Friday-only Happy Hour menu from now through the fall of 2020, or whenever any other governmental body should deign to take power.  … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/20/2018

Happy Friday, all- So this week, not only are more companies either moving their operations out of the US or feeling the squeeze from our Combatant-in-Chief’s peerless navigation of the Trade War he started, but we also found out at … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/13/2018: Bad Luck Edition

Happy Friday, all – So, the job rate’s apparently going up, but that in-turn is offset by the fact that employers are still gun shy about increasing wages; particularly in light of our expected Trade War with China. More young … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/6/2018

Happy Friday, all- Sorry for the late post, just been out and about and relaxed for the first Friday in a very  long time. Yup, For the most part, it’s been a good head-clearing week; but this isn’t about me. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/29/2018 – Staycation Edition!

Happy Friday, all- Putting this one up early again as, for the second week in a row, our office’s valuable paperwork catch-up time is instead being used to fulfill an important training requirement. One that should have been taken care … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/22/2018

Happy Friday, all. Throwing this one up a little early, as I’m being being forced into a workplace seminar that will, sadly take up far, FAR more of the afternoon than anyone in my office would like. Actually, now that … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/15/2018

Okay, boys and girls at the group table; instead of a narrative this week, I thought I’d try something different. In the past, a few people on these threads have stated that they feel that they feel they’ve reached a … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/8/2018

Staring at the paperwork spread across the restaurant table, Bob Kessler’s brow furrowed. Sweeping the crumbs of his half-finished Spicy Shrimp En Croútito off of the documents, he looked closer and ran the numbers again. This time, there was no … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 5/25/2018 – 6/1/2018

  You sit in front of two glasses: One, an unnatural shade of neon maroon, the other, an even bright shade of neon seafoam. One will get get you raging drunk; the other will make you sick for the entire … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/18/2018

Somehow, for yet another week in a row, you find yourself at the same spot. The same bar, the same stool, the same tinted light over your head bathing your entire visual spectrum in a chill blue tint. Why you’ve … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/11/2018

Back in the day, “Big Jack” MacMurdo was really something. For the better part of 30 years, Big Jack (he insists everyone call him that) was at the top off his field: highest sales quota in the company 4 fiscal … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/4/2018

“I’m sorry, but the tables are pretty full, tonight.” the hostess tells you without an ounce of sympathy in her voice, or indeed, any other emotion beyond “smiling.” “Would you maybe like to wait at the bar until something opens … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/27/2018

As you walk through the doors, your senses are assaulted on all sides by a combination of disparate stimuli. Various clashing neon hues combine to put you immediately off-balance, and, as you try to steady yourself, you find that much … Continue reading Friday Job Rants Thread 4/20/2018