Work Politics: Return of the High School Drama
You ever notice that once you finally settle into the work grind—figuring out the ins, the outs, and which bathroom stall doesn’t have a broken lock—it hits you: nothing has…
Work-Life Balance: My Ass
You bust your ass through the interview, answering their stupid “Where do you see yourself in five years?” question like you’ve actually dreamed about still working there. You’re grinning, nodding,…
Quarterly Meetings: Corporate Propaganda, Free Pens, and the Illusion of Milk
Ah, quarterly meetings. That beautiful time every three months when the suits come down from Mount Spreadsheet to tell us peasants how great we’re doing -right before reminding us how…
Every Crew Has These Co-Workers…
Every crew gets new people. And sometimes, we get the ones that won’t go away — like that miserable chest cold that’s been hanging on for three weeks. Full of…
The Weekly Cycle of Blue-Collar Purgatory
Monday kicks off like you never left, Google even labeled my job site as "home" because I spend more time there than in my actual bed. You walk in already…