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Category Archives: work
Pet Peeve at the workplace
Be it stealing from the community fridge, or talking too loud in the cubicles… what is YOUR most irritating pet peeve in the office or at work? See what others have to say. Inspired by Gayle King
Posted in behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, peers, people, pet peeves, things, work, working
Tagged behavior, choices, coworkers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, peers, people, pet peeves, things, work, working
10 Comments
Co-Workers
Irritating coworkers rank as one of the most stressful aspects of people’s jobs. What is the most obnoxious behavior you’ve witnessed from a colleague? We all have stories so what are some of your funniest or most maddening ones of … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, jobs, opinions, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged behavior, choices, co-workers, differences, emotions, feelings, gayle king, job, opinions, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
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How early is too early to earn part of your own keep?
I know we’ve talked about this before but it was a long time ago and other than SKL, most of the others who come here, didn’t then. So, one more time. What brought this up was I was chatting this … Continue reading
Posted in babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
Tagged babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
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Job Hunting Enlightenment
Ah, HAAH!!! THIS is why I can’t get hired!! I have actual skills and experience detailed on my resume! Perhaps if mine looked more like this, I’d have better luck… shamelessly stolen from Huffington Post.
What do you think?
What do you all think of this? Should this woman have been fired?
Getting ready for the cleaning lady
I am almost used to someone coming in to clean my house for me. Almost. She’s been here three times now. I didn’t feel weird at all when Nikki was doing it but I do have to admit that I … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, chores, cleaning, cleaning lady, differences, jobs, people, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged behavior, chores, cleaning, cleaning lady, differences, jobs, people, things, work
18 Comments
Vacuum cleaners:Re-Post from last June
This is a re-post because we were talking about this on Facebook over the weekend and we have so many new people that I wanted opinions again. Okay folks, here’s the deal. All of us Erickson girls, who are only … Continue reading
Posted in activities, advice, appliances, choices, chores, cleaning, people, vacuum cleaners, work
Tagged activities, advice, appliances, choices, chores, cleaning, people, things, vacuum cleaners, work
24 Comments
No Mail On Saturdays?
This was on “Inside The Box” one night last week. What do you think? “Getting mail delivered to your home on Saturday may soon be a thing of the past, as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to cut … Continue reading
Posted in changes, economy, government, jobs, mail, people, post office, things, us mail, work
Tagged changes, economy, government, jobs, people, post office, things, us mail
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Napping at lunchtime
My step daughter called me during her lunch hour yesterday and we talked for 15 minutes or so. She needed to “vent” to me. We don’t have your “normal” step family deal. We’re more like friends. We are very close … Continue reading
Posted in adults, behavior, differences, good question, jobs, lifestyles, naps, people, sleep, sleeping, things, work, working
Tagged adults, behavior, differences, good question, jobs, lifestyles, naps, people, sleep, sleeping, things, work, working
20 Comments
Question of the day
What was the most interesting/fun/obscure job you’ve ever held?
Posted in jobs, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
Tagged jobs, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
12 Comments
Having school 4 days a week
When I first heard about this, my first thought was I didn’t like it. I thought it would cause to many problems with parent’s jobs and daycare situations. But then when I watched this last night, it made “some” sense … Continue reading
Posted in child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, educating, education, home alone, kids, learning, opinions, parent's, people, problems, school, teachers, things, work
Tagged child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, educating, education, home alone, kids, learning, opinions, parent's, people, problems, school, teachers, things, work
18 Comments
Question of the day
If you could own a restaurant, what kind would it be?
Posted in adulthood, choices, eating, eating habits, favorite, feelings, food, jobs, lifestyles, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work, worry
Tagged adulthood, choices, eating, eating out, favorite, feelings, food, jobs, lifestyles, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, thoughts, work, worry
7 Comments
Do You Shower?
No, I’m not kidding! This is a legitimate question that I have decided to throw out there to everyone. Do you shower? I have decided to ask such a personal question because I have come to notice that a lot … Continue reading
Posted in adults, advice, behavior, differences, good hygiene, hospitals, jobs, lifestyles, manners, medical care, opinions, people, problems, questions, relationships, rudeness, showers, smell, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged adults, advice, behavior, differences, good hygiene, hospitals, jobs, lifestyles, manners, medical care, opinions, people, problems, questions, relationships, rudeness, smells, things, work
24 Comments
Dust first then vacuum or vice versa???
As I was trying to spring clean a little today, I was in a quandary. I have always dusted first and vacuumed last so I’d vacuum up all the “crap” that went on the floor. I started thinking of an argument that a … Continue reading
Posted in activities, behavior, choices, chores, cleaning, differences, dusting, habits, housework, jobs, opinions, people, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged activities, behavior, choices, chores, cleaning, differences, dusting, habits, housework, people, things, vacuuming, work
20 Comments
The marshmallow test
I thought this study was pretty cool. It was on the news the other night. The instructor told the kids they could have a marshmallow one way or the other but if they could wait until he got back, they would get … Continue reading
Posted in activities, behavior, childhood, children, choices, control, differences, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, self control, tests, work
Tagged activities, behaviors, childhood, children, choices, control, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, self control, tests, work
18 Comments
Question of the day
Have you ever dated someone you worked with? How did it work?
Posted in choices, dating, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
Tagged choices, dating, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
21 Comments
Workplace Enemies
I work at a place where there are 3 separate offices on the same land. All walking distance accessible. In my office we have about 20 employee’s. Since I have worked here, there have been these two ladies who do … Continue reading
Posted in bad habits, behavior, choices, competition, competitive, differences, feelings, fighting, getting along, hurt feelings, jobs, life, people, relationships, work
Tagged adults, bad habits, behavior, choices, competition, competitive, differences, feelings, fighting, getting along, hurt feelings, jobs, life, people, relationships, work
6 Comments
Question of the Day
What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?
Posted in choices, jobs, life, memories, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, Uncategorized, work
Tagged choices, jobs, life, memories, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, work
25 Comments
Positive Outlook
How to start your day with a positive outlook Open a new file in your PC. Name it as “Boss”. Send it to the RECYCLE BIN. Empty the RECYCLE BIN. Your PC will ask you, “Are you sure you want … Continue reading
Customer Service
Where has all the customer service gone? I’ve had plenty of horrible service the lastcouple of months with different companies and it got me thinking. Doesn’t anyone care about the customer? Are we not important anymore? Do companies not care … Continue reading
Posted in anger, behavior, choices, communicating, courtesy, differences, disappointment, emotions, feelings, impatient, impressions, life lessons, mistakes, opinions, people, problems, today's times, work
Tagged Add new tag, conversation, customer service, emotions, feelings, orders, people, phone calls
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The Perfect Job
A guy walked into the local welfare office to pick up his check. He marched straight up to the counter and said, ’Hi, you know, I just HATE drawing welfare. I’d really rather have a job.’ The social worker behind … Continue reading
Lonely jobs
I’m not sure if any of you have heard of Jason Davis. I don’t know if he’s all over the country or not but he has a program here in Minnesota called On The Road Again. The show the other night was … Continue reading
Question of the day
If you could own a restaurant, what kind would it be?
Posted in adulthood, adults, choices, eating, favorite, feelings, food, jobs, lifestyles, people, Question of the day, simple questions, things, thoughts, Uncategorized, work, worry
Tagged adulthood, choices, eating, eating out, favorite, feelings, food, jobs, lifestyles, people, Question of the day, simple questions, things, thoughts, work, worry
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