Being the sysadmin for a small company has many perks, but having to be the person who deletes all traces of someone you call “friend” from said company’s systems is not one of them. The other night I felt every bit like Winston Smith sitting at his desk in the Ministry of Truth as […]
One of my more saucy (salty?) co-workers just sent this one to the “All” group here at the office. It made me giggle enough that I had to post it here as well.
Little Red Riding Hood is skipping down the road when she sees a big bad wolf crouched down behind a log.
“My, what […]
Ever since I gave up my lovely window view and moved to an interior office, I have to vicariously enjoy the views of others. I had a nice experience this morning with my neighbor Scott. He is across the hall from me and has a lovely view of Elliott Bay out his window. […]
The law firm I work for has a vending machine in the break room that dispense cans of soda. When I go to grab my change after making a purchase, roughly half the time I get back more change than I should.
Is this:
a) A malfunctioning piece of equipment,
b) An altruistic act by a kind […]
The law firm I work for is in a hiring cycle, and the folks to be hired are attorneys. Fresh associates are apparently higher up on the social pecking order than seasoned IT folks, so it has come to my attention that I may be losing my primo office view soon.
With this in mind, […]
I just got an email from my former supervisor Kim that about made me spit Dr. Pepper on my monitor. Here is the part I found so funny:
For some reason today R. User got a wild hair that D. Userwithlonglastname’s email address wasn’t correct because it didn’t include his entire last name, but only […]
In order to test my company’s website in yet another browser, I installed Netscape 8.0 this afternoon. The picture that follows is a partial screencap of what I saw upon launching it.
Nice one, Netscape! Thanks for blocking a popup that your own site generated. I guess this is what happens when you get […]
Do you remember that feeling of excitement you used to get as a kid on Christmas morning? Every box held some new surprise and you just couldn’t wait to play with every toy. Well, techies experience a similar euphoria when new computer equipment arrives. In certain circles this elevated mood is known […]
I have been working for Robert Half Technology for the last month or so as a contractor with a law firm. This morning, the person I have been reporting to here made me a job offer. As of Monday, I will no longer be a contractor; I will be an employee.
This is a […]
OK, the weirdness of working on interviewing people for my own job has just gotten weirder…
One of the interviewees today worked at the same place as my first ex-wife. This is *not* a large company that she works for, either. Not tiny, but not an international conglomerate either…maybe a few hundred employees. […]
Well, that sure was fun and unusual at the same time. A couple days ago I wrote that I would be taking part in some interviews for people wanting the very job I am doing. A day or so before that I mentioned the person who I dubbed “I Hope To Replace You” […]
This picture just showed up in my inbox from one of the managing partners at the law firm that has me under contract. I’m always impressed when I encounter a Republican with an intact sense of humor. This guy definitely qualifies.
I learned today that my supervisor has narrowed down the list of candidates for my contract position to two. She continues to reassure me that it is her desire to have me stay on permanently, and the time I spent talking with her today seems to back that up. How so? Simple. […]
If I am ever commissioned to study what types of sounds travel the farthest and have the greatest penetration power, I am going to put “squealing preschool girl” near the top of my list of sounds to investigate.
I work on the 15th floor and have double-paned glass in my office window. About 150 feet […]
And you are?
My current assignment comes with a view:
The hilltop directly ahead is the Queen Anne neighborhood, and the body of water to the right is Lake Union. Lake Union is a bulge in the waterway between Lake Washington and Puget Sound. It seems more like an “inlet” than anything. *shrug*
As you can […]
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, but I got a job offer today. Yes, the interview at the law firm went that well.
I start on a contract basis Tuesday morning, but the odds of it becoming a permanent position seem pretty solid. Cross your fingers for me, […]
On Monday morning, I have two job interviews. One at 8:30 in downtown Seattle for a contract position, and one at 10:00 in Renton (15 miles out of DT?) for a regular FT position. It will be tight, but the first place knows I need to be out of there by 9:15.
The early […]
I have spent the last week updating my resume and learning about myself up at the Washington WorkSource office up in Redmond. I have had two interviews this week as well, both with staffing agencies.
No job just yet, but I am getting some much-needed advice and support both from the WorkSource office and […]
No, this is *not* a serious post.