Category: work

  • Routine Guilt

    Routine Guilt

    Obviously I would never forget to do these tasks.

  • Anything Suspicious?

    Anything Suspicious?

    One of the big take-aways I got from a recent security training is that the reporting team is not there to judge me.

  • The Incantation

    The Incantation

    I see a phrase like “above all else” and a part of me rebels. Hold on. What are the caveats here? Don’t make me take this to a ridiculous extreme.

  • For Morale

    For Morale

    For a while there one of the elevators was blocked off with caution tape with the doors open, but usually there’s just an “out of order” sign, and I’ve heard the rumors of people getting caught in them.

  • It’s Business Hours Somewhere

    It’s Business Hours Somewhere

    Seriously though, it does suck to have to be the one waking other people up at their 3 AM.

  • Failover Fail

    Failover Fail

    So you’ve got the high-tech velociraptor enclosure, but those velociraptors are pretty crafty and keep finding weaknesses. So you build a fence around the enclosure – no expense spared – and the fence immediately falls down, knocking out an enclosure wall, and now there are velociraptors in the kitchen.

  • Don’t Look Now

    Don’t Look Now

    There can be a fine line to walk between “really honest” and “don’t scare the new person” when going over how things currently work.

  • Wait, Wait, How Many?

    Wait, Wait, How Many?

    It’s easy to get the number of unread emails under 10, the real trick is keeping it there …and not just by deleting everything as it comes in.

  • How To Make Partner

    How To Make Partner

    It would be nice to take credit for coming up with this joke, but I really didn’t add anything.

  • Never Speak of This

    Never Speak of This

    In retrospect having take-your-kid-to-work-day scheduled during the school year only makes it that much cooler: you also get to skip school!