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: 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...
Seen Around The Office: Pigs beware!
I’m going to be brutally honest; I am a culprit of office theft. There I said it. But it was only for salad dressing, which some argue isn’t real food anyways, so I don’t feel...
‘Undercover Boss’ Analysis of Episode 3: CEO Joseph DePinto of 7-Eleven
In this week's episode of "Undercover Boss", Joseph DePinto, the CEO and President of 7-Eleven, discovers what it's like to work in the front lines of a 7-11 convenience store, as a line worker in...
Case of the Mondays — Feb. 22
It’s a tough Monday for most of you. If you had last Monday off, it’s the first Monday morning you’ve had in a while. We feel you. But at least your not Doctor Karol Sikora. The London-based...
Dog Shows = Weird Coworker Conventions
This weekend I went to a major dog show. Not shockingly, it was an eye opener. I’ve seen the great film “Best in Show”, so I was ready for some antics, but actually attending one takes...
The Friday Commute: Old Man Fights Fellow Bus Rider
Public transit is generally chaotic. It is rare to ride the subway or bus and not find someone who looks like they are about to snap. Even more so, it is not a...
Sheep Shout: CollegePlaylists.com
Could you imagine a workplace without music? No tunes to get you through the day? I physically can’t go there, it’s too dark. Music is critical for every phase of solo time throughout the workday. Down time,...
‘Undercover Boss’ Analysis of Episode 2: CEO Coby Brooks of Hooters of America
In this week's episode of "Undercover Boss", Coby Brooks, the CEO and President of Hooters, is tossed into some low-level food service positions of his restaurant chain under alias "Scott"....
Wednesday Whine Session: Nail Hygiene in the Office
Everyone has their share of phobias, whether it is tight spaces, spiders, or heights. One of mine just happens to be nail hygiene in the office. It’s a losing battle considering that there always...