There’s a Dunkin Donuts about two blocks from where I work. I stopped there this morning, bought two donuts and a large coffee. Dunkin Donuts has a plan–they want to take down Starbucks, and I’ve always been partial to Dunkin Donuts coffee. It’s cheaper than Starbucks, it’s not as fancy as Starbucks, and if youContinue reading “On Morning Coffee”
Category Archives: Work
On the Work Day
Today felt unproductive. At the end of the day it wasn’t that bad. I actually accomplished a lot. It just felt bad. Where I worked last week — well, that room had been gutted for a remodel over the weekend. So, it took some time to find a new place to plant the team. AndContinue reading “On the Work Day”
On Fells Point
I started my temp job in Fells Point last week. I haven’t had much of a chance to explore it, yet. As a Homicide fan I think it’s quite cool to be working in Fells Point. Indeed, I drove down Bayliss Street just the other day. I’m not supposed to talk about my job —Continue reading “On Fells Point”
On the Last Day
Today's my last day at EB Games. A number of managers got together last night at a local bar as a kind of going-away get-together. One manager left last week, I'm leaving today, another's moving to Pittsburgh (though staying with the company) in two weeks. It was the last hurrah, basically. It was good. IContinue reading “On the Last Day”
On Monday
Today. Today was the hard day. Today was the day I made the difficult phone calls to colleagues I've worked with for years. Half were happy for me that I was leaving and getting out. Even the knowledge that, as of right now, I've no job lined up didn't temper that excitement. It was, oneContinue reading “On Monday”
On Headaches
Today seems to be a day for headaches. All throughout the friends list I see people suffering from cranial pain. I, too, suffer that pain. It's part migraine. I can tell by the location. It's part exhaustion. Last night's inventory kicked my fucking ass. I basically put in two eight-hour days yesterday — from 9Continue reading “On Headaches”
On Work Idiocy
My boss is an idiot. There. I've said it. He's not always an idiot. But sometimes he makes idiotic decisions. He's got good reason, but still. Idiotic. Let's go back to the merger. Many EB stores were inventoried in January. Most were not. And then in February, when the EB and GameStop mainframes were linkedContinue reading “On Work Idiocy”
On Testing Batteries
Who among us has not tested a 9-volt battery by touching its leads to our tongues? I discovered this as a child–taking the 9-volt, sticking out my tongue, touching the exposed leads to the tongue, and getting a shock as the current flows. At a recent inventory, after I’d pulled a weak 9-volt battery fromContinue reading “On Testing Batteries”
On a Really Bad Odor
The worst thing about working next to three restaurants in summer is the rancid smell of their garbage after a day in the sun. The whole of the shopping center reeks of rotten food. Gah.
On Prank Phone Calls
The phone rang at work today. I answered it. The voice on the other end was high-pitched, a boy whose voice hasn’t yet broken. “I have Halo,” he said, “and I don’t like it.” “What’s wrong? Why don’t you like it?” Innocuous questions, to be sure, but they’re asked to narrow down the reasons forContinue reading “On Prank Phone Calls”