Wednesday Whine Session: The Office Smoker
Every day I rush to work — a rat in a race of all mankind. Sweating, pushing, shoving, I hustle to the office to get there on time. After I grab the morning coffee I always notice "Mark" with his jacket on, heading OUT of the office. I'm trying to focus and get my day started while Mark has a different plan in mind. Mark is smoker. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against smoking, nor fellow co-workers that smoke. I am simply jealous. Jealous in the fact that Mark can take 4-5 ...
Water Cooler Talk: The Oscars
[caption id="attachment_2229" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Did you stay up for the strange text screens after the credits? I did."][/caption] I couldn't tell if 'Terminator 2" being on TNT before the Oscars last night was a good sign or a bad sign. It was a good sign. Overall, Terminator 2 made way for a rather entertaining Academy Awards. I feel like the Grammys have it so much easier. Because those people are live performers by trade, they can do what they do to entertain us between awards. But the Academy Awards had me going the whole time. If you missed it, here are 13 talking points ...
Sheep Submission: A Summer at Leisure World
Laura Prangley Location: New York, NY Job: Comedian Web site: http://www.lauraprangley.com Laura Prangley is the host of "Too Soon?" A monthly comedy show in Manhattan. Visit her Web site for a calendar of Laura's upcoming gigs. It was the Summer of 2003: the last summer before graduating high school, the summer I started socially drinking underage (sorry Mom & Dad), and the summer I had my first office job. While my other friends were making minimum wage ($5.75 at the time) as camp counselors, lifeguards, and restaurant workers, I was to making a whopping $8.11 as a “real estate re-sales assistant.” In my mind, I was ...
Sheep Submission: Tales From the Mailroom
Selena Coppock Location: Brooklyn, NY Job: Editor, comedian Web site: www.selenacoppock.com Selena Coppock is a standup and sketch comedian, writer, and lover of 80s power ballads. She has been featured in the Boston Comedy Festival, was named the Best of the East in the Detroit Comedy Festival, and has been seen on FOX and ComedySmack.com. For three summers during high school and college I worked in the mailroom of a Boston law firm. The name of this firm is irrelevant (cough*rhymes with Moley Moag and Melliot* cough) because these stories really could have taken place in any mailroom, at any law firm, in ...
Occupational Hazard: Ohio Police Officer Hit by Passing Motorist
We know police officers have a dangerous job, but this isn’t the traditional form of occupational hazard for cops. Lt. John Lambert, an Ohio police officer, was assisting a motorist on the side of the road...
Sheep Submission: A Summer at Leisure World
A summer job working at a retirement community? What could go...
The Curious Case of the Office Food Vulture
Have you ever thought about what animal you most translate to? Ex girlfriends would agree I’d be a good sloth (slow, worthless) — but they’re stupid. I prefer Rottweiler (strong, loyal, handsome). But this isn’t about me....
Wednesday Whine Session: The COB Acronym
This week kicked off smoothly without any major office irritations. Nothing out of the ordinary that screamed “Wednesday Whine Session”. That feeling quickly came to an end during my elevator ride after lunch...
‘Undercover Boss’ Analysis of Episode 4: Owner Dave Rife of White Castle
In this week's episode of "Undercover Boss", Dave Rife, one of the owners of White Castle, discovers what it's like to work in the front lines of a White Castle fast food restaurant, and as...
Water Cooler Rant: Jake, “The Bachelor,” is an Idiot
I have no reason to lie to any of you, so when I say this, I hope you know it’s the truth. I really didn’t watch one minute of “The Bachelor” before last night’s season finale....
Video: Blame Yourself, Not the Janitor
This video will make you think twice before rushing out of the elevator. What if that 9 a.m. meeting happens to be with … a glass door? Is the video staged? Most...
Video: SNL Skit “Undercover Celebrity Boss”
As you know, we’ve been following the new CBS show “Undercover Boss.” SNL has been watching, too. The show put their own twist on the show and put together this skit: Click here for “The Collared Sheep”...
Sheep Submission: Office Intervention
Here's what happens when the worst boss tries to throw an intervention in the...