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