The menial tasks are appreciated

Years ago at a previous job, I once had my manager say to me, "Ray, I have a job that really, really sucks, but someone has to do it, and it needs to get done. You game?" Without getting too deeply into it (mainly because it's sufficiently long enough ago that I don't remember the …

When is “good enough” good enough?

If there's one thing that I struggle with (and I'll bet the house that I am not alone), it's determining when something I'm working on is at a point where it's "good enough for government work" (as the saying goes). Whenever I work on anything -- whether it's a work task or an extracurricular project …

I’ve landed!

After 388 days, 557 submitted resumes, and countless rejections, I'm happy to report that I have landed! I have accepted a position for Insight Global. I will be working remotely as a technical writer for their client, PlutoTV! I start my new gig in a few weeks, depending on how long it will take for …

The #Coronavirus chronicles, part 4: Getting accustomed to my work environment #COVID19

Earlier, I'd written about getting myself situated in my home office. While my environment is still not ideal -- my place is still a mess, and I'm still working directly from my laptop, instead of connecting to a full-sized monitor, keyboard, and mouse, as I'd prefer -- I'm discovering that, as I continue to work …

The perfect workspace

My client office is in the process of redesigning and rebuilding the office space. The old environment was the traditional "cubicle farm," along with individual offices used by managers. The new environment -- still a work in progress -- eliminates the cubicles and utilizes a more open office environment. Each worker who is not a …

Fun times in the office

Steve Jones' post today about fun at work got me thinking about the fun times I've had in the office.  So I thought it'd be fun to write an article in which I shared a few photos of some fun times I've had in my workplace, past and present!  Enjoy! Here's a pic of me …

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Steve Jones recently asked: what were your best days at work, and what was your worst?  He also issued a challenge to write about our typical days at work.  In terms of writing about a typical workday, I have the first of four (per Steve's challenge instructions) draft articles warming up in the bullpen; hopefully, I'll …