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Aaron’s Rant of the Day: Close your door!

Aaron's Rant of the Day: Close your door!

Dear colleague of mine who shall remain unnamed,
It has been a few months that are working together now. Your office is fairly close to my cubicle - as a matter of fact, we have but a mere panel separating my desk from your office. If that panel was not there, we would actually be facing [...]

The Office Pet

The Office Pet

The Scene
Your team is working diligently to finalize the deck and send it off the client. There have been many late nights, but this Friday afternoon, it will all be over.
You are furiously trying to figure out a way to re-calculate a GM% so that your client doesn’t blow his lid. You look over, and [...]

5 signs that it’s time to find a new job

5 signs that it's time to find a new job

Following up on my last post, I’d like to share with you folks a few tell-tale signs that led me to believe that a change of work atmosphere was just about due.
Money makes your the world go ’round
Your only means of motivation is directly deposited every 2 weeks, most commonly on Thursday. Obviously, if [...]

The Office Itch

The Office Itch

It all starts with a tiny itch: a pesky skin irritation. You can try to ignore it, even slap it a little (like your mom told you to do). If you’re lucky, nothing more becomes of it, and life goes on.
The time train chugs along and work hours turn to days/weeks/months.
Then sooner or later, when [...]