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!

Hey, all; Happy Friday, No real topic this week, so it’s all about you. Share your ups, your downs, your successes your failures; or hell, even if you just need a minute to rant about the one dick who keeps … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/15/2019

  As workers your joys are scant, And though you might think you can’t, Why not let loose with a rant?   Rant, You ‘Cados!   Put all those papers away, Send emails some other day, Like what’s your boss … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/8/2019

  Hey, all; Happy Fr– <THIS PAGE HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY YOUR INTRANET FIREWALL SETTINGS. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR FOR ASSISTANCE>   So…I can’t speak for anyone else here, but apparently my company actually expects their employees to get … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 2/1/2019 – Great Walls of Fire

Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, considering the relative heaviness of the past few weeks, I thought it was time for a lighter tack this week; an idea which was, in no small part due to the fact that, by … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/25/2019 – Playin’ Hooky

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, for all of you keeping score at home, we are now in day 27 of the longest shutdown in our nation’s history, with depressingly no end in-sight. While I gave them a shout-out … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/18/2019 – Still Shutdown

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   No topic this week, so consider it a rant Free-For-All. I don’t know about you, but it’s been a long start to the year so far; even discounting a recent head cold; I hope … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/11/2019 – Open Table

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Welcome one and all to the first Job Rants Thread of the new year.  A time of new beginnings, new ideas, new chances, and… Yeah, I got nothin’. So, I can’t speak for anyone … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 1/4/2019

  Hey, all;’ Happy Friday –   Hope everyone who did is sufficiently recovered form their  holiday revels, and is able to put a fine point on everything, come Monday. To be perfectly frank, I planned ahead and took the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread -12/28/2018 – The Crunch

  The restaurant is decorated even more garishly than usual as the usual disorienting green florescent lighting is joined by equally-bright red lighting  animatronic Santas belt out their tinny laughter while “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is pumped over the speakers. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/21/2018 – Holiday Party!

  Hey, all; Happy Friday –   So, in lieu of a topic this week, I thought I’d present some interesting statistics regarding unemployment in 2018. (In the the U.S, anyway. Any Internatiocados want to chime in with information regarding … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/14/2018 – Facts and Figures

  “Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door – that way Lumbergh can’t see me, hehe – and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.” -Peter … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/7/2018 -Tardy Edition

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, I had a topic this week but, due a glitch on my end, the write-up I had planned got blitzed. Therefore, it’s another free-for-all this week, but I’ll be back next week for … Continue reading Job Rants Thread 11/30/2018

(Pictured: Any Big Box store within 1400 miles of you, right now)   Hey all; Happy (Black) Friday- Hope all Americados had themselves a good, filling, and all-around non-stressful holiday, and I hope that all you Internatiocados are amusing yourselves … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/23/2018 – Black Friday Edition

<AHEM>   If you commute in the mornings you’d best be prepared to wait even when nothing is broken your train is 12 min. late But that’s to be expected don’t cry over your hardship It’s not just you that’s … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/16/2018 – On the MTA

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   Hope everyone’s doing well. I, or more specifically, my chair, is in desperate need of a little TLC (Treads, Lights, Casters) so I’m waiting on the repair guy to make that happen. Given that … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/9/2018 – Working From Home Edition

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, full disclosure: I’ve been wracking my brain this entire week trying to think of an adequate topic, and I actually fell asleep last night before coming up with one. Irony or ironies, this … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 11/2/2018 – So Very Tired

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   No topic this week. I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather, and thus, not particularly creative; so, go nuts!  I’d say more, but right now, my head feels like it’s stuffed with wet … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/26/2018

  Hey all, Happy Friday.   So, without getting too deep into the reasons why, I figured that this week we could build upon last week’s discussion topic, but looking at it from the opposite angle. Namely, when was the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/19/2018

  Hey, all; Happy Friday-   So, by the time this goes up, I will likely be in sunny Nevada: seeing the sights, taking in a show, having my fingers smashed by a pit boss, the usual Vegas routine. But … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/12/2018: Viva Lost Wages!

  Hey, all; Happy Friday. Now, given recent events, I know today has meant a lot for many people, and I would never think of trivializing those feelings. However, I still have to admit that, much as I’ve been following … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 10/5/2018