Holiday Spending


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December is a rough month. Every year it’s the same. I promise myself I’m going to be reasonable and not buy tons of gifts and only get one gift per person. But December comes and goes and I end up having spent a small fortune on gifts. How do I stop? Why do I do […]

December 7, 2016

PTO


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What’s your policy for PTO? I mean, what do you expect when you take a day off of work? Does anyone still in the office expect you to be reachable? Are you expected to work? I’m taking tomorrow off for a personal errand. I’ve told people I’ll have my phone on me, but I’m not […]

December 5, 2016

Gym membership


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Here’s what I want, a gym membership I can pay for on a month to month basis, and it doesn’t cost extra for doing so. Ellie and I just got out of our membership to a gym because we stopped going because it was on the other side of town. The co react we signed […]

December 5, 2016

Meetings


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I cannot sit through long meetings. Over an hour, you’re pushing it. Two hours? I’m entirely useless for the rest of the day. So when a co-worker proposed a four hour all staff meeting, I spoke my mind. Every December we have a slew of planning and budgetary meetings for the following year. We plan […]

December 2, 2016

Full Bus


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The bus was unusually packed this morning. I didn’t get a seat. Didn’t want to try to type while standing and keeping my balance. Will update later.

December 2, 2016

Mansplainer


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I share a desk with a mansplainer. And a manspreader. He is a condescending male in his twenties and has an antiquated view on the world as well as a condescending way of dealing with people. I have worked with him for almost a year and a half and my opinion of him has only […]

December 1, 2016

Money


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In the past few years, 95% of all stress in my life has been caused by money, or a lack there of. That’s just an estimate, but I’d assume it’s right on the money. Ever since I struck out on my own, getting money hasn’t been hard, and I’ve never been out of a job. […]

December 1, 2016