Unintelligible minion babble This morning a former colleague and I were exchanging snarky emails as we have tended to do over the past 8 years that we have known each other. Our sense of humor is not for the weak or faint of heart. Which is why we […]
Dora and that troll under the bridge Dora the Explorer is a cartoon that centers around a Hispanic American girl named Dora, who is constantly on a quest accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey named Boots. Dora the explorer is an empowering toddler cartoon meant […]
This charming girl This past week, I met with a fairly high up official in my field. It was our first official meeting where I was laying out the groundwork for a long-term mutually beneficial collaboration. We, of course, started the meeting by talking about our backgrounds, where […]
How absurd to wait for a unicorn I keep waiting for that moment I keep waiting for you to be true Offer me your condolences How absurd to wait for a unicorn Sadness could not be grander As you laud your grandeur And wonder about your humanity Is […]
What the duck moments in the workplace: Losing and regaining my zen I am a fairly calm person in the workplace. meaning, i do not get rattled too easily. I am a fierce advocate and take firm stances, but i am easy-going and approachable. It is part of […]
For they are all petty little clowns ‘ When I stop for a second I can hear the silence It’s not as comforting as others claim I watch the dark movie of life in suspense My heart drums my ears in disdain Silence, it pierces the unsettled mind […]
The Psychology of being Frankensteined in the workplace A few weeks back I wrote a letter to the new me. Have you ever seen the television show the “adventures of old Christine?” See Christine’s ex-husband remarries and his new wife is named Christine. The new Christine […]
A Case for Employee Poaching When I left my government job many, many years ago I didn’t look back for a second. I remained friends with about five people who were not as crazy as the rest of the group. That government office was an even more […]
How Rude: Why are you Calling Me? The phone, as some of us knew it, is dead. Even my 70-year old aunt nowadays messages me through Facebook. On the rare occasion that I call a certain friend, with his full knowledge that I would be momentarily calling, answers […]
A letter to the new me in the workplace I just left my job after having been there for ten years. It was a good run and now it is time for some new workplace adventures on the left coast. While I did not get […]