Tag Archives: Career and Work
Keeping Your Sanity (or Insanity) at Work
At lunch time, sit in your parked car and point a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down. Page yourself over the intercom. (Don’t disguise your voice.) Insist that your e-mail address is Xena-goddess-of-fire@companyname.com or Elvis-the-King … Continue reading →
Worker Ants
The teacher was giving her class of seven-year-olds a natural-history lesson. “Worker ants,” she told them, “can carry pieces of food five times their own weight. What do you conclude from that?” One child was ready with the answer: “They … Continue reading →
Vacation Time
Jill had applied for a job and when she returned home, her mother asked how the interview went. “Pretty good I think”, replied Jill, “but if I go to work there I won’t get a vacation unless I’m married. Her … Continue reading →
Because the Patient
Dedicated to all healthcare workers, both clinical and non-clinical… Because the patient has a need, we have a job to do. Because the patient has a choice, we must be the better choice. Because the patient has sensibilities, we must … Continue reading →
The Accident Report
This is a bricklayer’s accident report that was printed in the newsletter of the English equivalent of the Workers’ Compensation Board. So here, thanks to John Sedgwick, is this Bricklayer’s report. Dear Sir; I am writing in response to your … Continue reading →