What makes a good leader? It’s more than scapegoating a minority group within your organization or team. There’s also a lot yelling, passive-aggressiveness, and flakiness needed in order to succeed at being a boss. One of the more overlooked qualities … Continue reading Ranking the Perfect Bosses
Would you work with your spouse? Let’s weigh the pros and cons of this lifestyle choice. Continue reading Would You Work with Your Spouse?
Legally, my name is Timothy. Ask Jenny and she’ll tell you she prefers to call me Timmy. I’ve always been a Timmy to her. Although we now refer to each other as Bee, Boot, or other cutesy vomit-inducing pet names, … Continue reading Am I Timmy or Timothy?
Take a look around your work space. Chances are, most of the people around you have decorated their area in some format. Maybe they have pictures of their ugly kids or their dog-wife. Perhaps you work somewhere a little more … Continue reading Decorating My Office Cubicle: A Futile Endeavor
Please stick out your tongue if you’re among us elite individuals who hate using public transportation. Now don’t get me wrong–I wasn’t born with a silver spoon hanging off my drooling aristocratic mouth. I’ve used public transportation all my life. … Continue reading Going Places is Way Better When Done in Private
A bad thing happened to me last year. Even worse is how I managed it. Many nights last summer were spent on Indeed.com, Craigslist.com, and other job sites looking for something new. Heck, I can go back even further than … Continue reading A Bad Thing Happened
This is one of those blog posts I regularly write about regarding the horrors of getting older. An example of this is the one about how … Continue reading But My Wife Thinks I’m Funny
Is eating lunch in your car weird? It’s one of the most antisocial things you can do. It’s also a practice I’ve participated in hundreds of … Continue reading Are People Who Eat Lunch in Their Car Weird?
Have you ever wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear forever? If you’re like us, at least five times a day you do or say something to warrant such a reaction. Recently, Timmy returned home to share with Jenny … Continue reading Ever Want to Crawl into a Hole and Disappear Forever?
I’m not the kind of person who makes many friends at work. To be completely honest, I don’t make many friends in general. I think the last two friends I made was via Craigslist. Unfortunately, I never did get a … Continue reading My Day at Work Today: Friends, Pooping, Looking the Fool
Three months ago Jenny and I did something crazy: we accepted a job offer in Michigan. We were given two weeks to prepare for the move. Nervous about the major change we were about to embark on, we spent the … Continue reading Almost Michigan Bound
I attended my first job fair recently and I’d like to share with you all the ten most important things I learned from it. One: Dressing business casual means dressing uncomfortably overdressed On the poorly printed out admission “this is … Continue reading Ten Lessons From My First Job Fair
The question most people will ask when they’re trying to get to know you and you’re all adults is what you do for a living. Unless it’s competitive gambler or mall Santa, the response is usually pretty lame. Let’s face … Continue reading So What Do You Do for a Living?
Working a 9-5 job, at least for me, is the equivalent to bending over to touch your toes while naked in a prison shower. I’m not talking about any regular prison either. This is one of those prisons on a … Continue reading Working 9-5 Sucks, Especially in a Long Distance Relationship
