Career and Kids

October 28th, 2006

My new favorite pens that I think might be magic

I prefer using pens over pencils. I also do not like paying much for pens because I loose them pretty frequently. This means that I often use cheap, crappy pens.
My company started buying these uni-ball pens that I am in love with:

I have used the black, red, green, and blue. The black […]

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October 27th, 2006

Work schedule regularity

Yesterday, I had to watch the kids for a little bit in the morning which caused me to get to work a couple of hours late. Which also made me get home a couple of hours late. When I walked in the door, the family was just finishing dinner and we ran around […]

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October 23rd, 2006

Obey the office dress code

I started a new assignment with a new client last week.  Now that fall is here, I am starting to break out my sweaters again.  They felt really good last week when I was at the heigh of my cold.  On the second day, they joked with me about the dress code requirement that everybody […]

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October 22nd, 2006

Fund raising in the office

How much of your family life do you bring with you to the office?  Do you share stories about your kids’ accomplishments in school?  Do you tell them when your kids get a cavity?  Do you beg for money from your coworkers so your kids’ band program will not get cancelled?
School fundraisers are everywhere these […]

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October 20th, 2006

Writing for success at work - extradite

Using big words at work can impress some and tune out others.  They have their time and place.
I am often told that I write emails to my wife, and often blog posts, like a drunken donkey.  I rarely do more than a cursory spell/grammar check which might have something to do with why my wife […]

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October 18th, 2006

How to get promoted at your current job

I am a bit of a job hopper. I am always open to internal promotions, but about the time I have been somewhere long enough I always find something much, much better outside the company. The only time I really thought I had a chance at getting promoted and planned on staying around […]

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