Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Hope everyone is doing well. I’m..okay. We learned this week that, yes; we are going Live and in-person for clients, next week; despite not really being ready. For instance: as of today, I’m … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/29/2022 – Almost Live

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Spreadsheets – ..Sorry, it’s just that I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time looking at spreadsheets, this week. All week. Every day. For hours at a time. The one I looked at yesterday, for … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/23/2022 – Spread Thin

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Soooooooooooooooooo, I got written up, today. No! I hear you cry; not you, Big Wheel! Not the guy who writes a weekly column of how angry and annoyed his job makes him! Or … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/14/2022 – Z-Z-Z-Zoom

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Technical difficulties, so, writing this on my phone. As such, keeping it very short. Hope everyone had a good week, and is fulfilled professionally. See you next week, with a hopefully more substantive … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/8/2022 – Open Table

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – So,  the good news is, (well, “good”) we’re finally back in the office. The bad news is, it’s a complete shitshow! You mention it, we probably have it: ; and Offices not set … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 7/1/2022 – Going…Live?

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Still…Still in-training. More lectures, more presentations, more information overload. Rather annoyingly, much of it is stuff that I’ve known for over ten years, now; though I suppose that there’s something to be said … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/24/2022 – An App For That

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Um. so, can’t really rant right now; training. I think I’m on my sixth PowerPoint presentation in under 5 days, and that doesn’t even factor in the number of policy seminars I’ve completed … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/17/2022 – Training Break

`Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Well, here we are: my final Job Rants column from this, my longest single period of employment; and the one which inspired me to start doing this whole thing in the first place. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/10/2022 – An End, And A Beginning

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – One week and counting. One more week at the job that I’ve had for this past decade. Given the time frame, you’d think that it would be, at least somewhat, a time for … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 6/3/2022 – One Last Clean

Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Hey; remember a about a month-and-a-half-ago when I told you all that my contract was coming to an end, and that I was probably going to take the layoff rather than continue on … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/27/2022 – And, It Continues…

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday- So, real talk: I’ve been sick for the past few days, and just realized like, this morning that it was Friday, so…Yeah; you know where this is going. Have a good rant, and hope … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/20/2022 – OMFGIF

Hey all; Happy and Hopefully Not-Unlucky Friday – Seriously, though; hope everyone’s doing well. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for Yours Truly in these past few weeks, and it doesn’t look to be letting up any time soon. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/13/2022 – Part IV: The New Blood

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Like last week, I have nothing to say. Unlike last week, however, it’s because I’m still laughing at this: And why is this story giving me the giggles you may wonder? It’s because … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 5/6/2022 – An Unconventional Epigraph

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Annnnnnd we’re back. After a relaxing (if still rather busy) few days hosting some old friends for PAX East, it was business as usual for Yours Truly this week, and…God, am I getting … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/29/2022 – Open Table

Hey, all. Happy and Healthy Friday – I’m at PAX East, today; so I’m feeling pretty good. If you are, I’d way wager that you feel pretty good, too; hope to see you there! If not, however, then I imagine … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/22/2022 – Gone Fishin’

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – As I write this, I’m waiting on a listing from my current employer showing what the next contract holder will be looking for in terms of hiring. Without going in to too much … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/15/2022 – When Is Enough…Enough?

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – First of all, thanks for all the well-wishes re: my job, last week; It meant more than you might think. And on that note: Yeahhhhh, I got nothing, really. The impression I’ve been … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 4/8/2022 – Coastin’

Hey all; Happy and Healthy Friday – Not much from me, this week. On one hand, we’re getting our numbers back down at my job, on the other, I’ve conked out early pretty much every day, this week, missing opportunities … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/25/2022 – Open Table

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – For around a year now, our backlog of calls from people wanting to apply and/or renew for our service had been consistently hovering in the 150 to 200 range. This was largely due … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/11/2022 – Big Wheel And The Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Workday

Hey, all; Happy and Healthy Friday – If you can read the header, then know that’s all that I have to say, this week. Just when I thought I might be able to start getting away with putting the big … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 3/4/2022 – It’s Just Too Damn Cold