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 ...
Sheep Submission: Office Intervention
Here's what happens when the worst boss tries to throw an intervention in the...
Case of the Mondays: March 1 — AC/DC Fan Has Rough Weekend
The best thing I have for Monday morning’s “weekend recap” at work is my review of “Cop Out” (funny). Had I been in Brisbane, Australia this weekend at the AC/DC concert, I would have been able...
Facial Hair February: Making Beards OK at Work
This month is Facial Hair February in the office. The alliteration perfect: February starts with F, facial hair starts with F. Why wouldn't you be growing a beard with your...
Seen Around the Office: Kitchen Surveillance
Companies that invest in surveillance cameras ultimately do it for two reasons: important people and valuable property. If your office has a full-time security department, you might as well strut around like an egomaniac all...
Infographic: Religious Group Income Levels
We’ve come across a new infographic breaking down the income level of various religious groups. Those of the Jewish and Hindu faiths appear to have the largest incomes on average. Click on the image for the...
Sheep Submission: Staples – Office Weapon?
In an economic climate where everyone is cutting back, it is obvious why office supplies are a premium. With most companies cracking down on supply purchases to prevent lay-offs, some things are just about impossible...
Occupational Hazard: Whale Kills at SeaWorld
A horrible thing happened at SeaWorld today: A killer whale lived up to its name and took out a Sea World employee as a show was starting, according to the Orlando Sentinel. That’s pretty much why...
Wednesday Whine Session: Fix the Office Temperature
Over the past two weeks, building maintenance has been aggressively trying to fix the temperature issues on our floor. Temperatures have fluctuated more than 10 degrees over...
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...