Let Me Share...

Jenny says she can always tell when I’m angsty about work. She must have ESP or something.

Please feel free to print this out and share with your fellow cube farm dwellers.

Relevance...

In the true spirit of teamwork, a colleague told the big boss that my little group of four was irrelevant. Thanks, Asshat.

[Place Witty Cartoon Here]

(I owe you one cartoon) 

 Yeah, yeah, it’s a week into the new year but so what. It’s sooo cliche to write a new year post on New Year’s Day. I decided to be different this year (and busy and just a tad lazy) and post after all the others were finished.

Ahh. A new year. I’ve read quite a bit last week about 2009 finally being over and looking forward to 2010. I have to admit, I kind of agree with them. The new year seems to hold more promise than 2009 offered.

I don’t like resolutions. They’re just set you up to fail. Maybe it’s the word (and idea behind) ‘resolution.’ I prefer goals. To-ma-to to-mah-to, I know.

Some plans/goals for 2010:

1. Finish My MBA (in my last class and will rap things up in February)

2. Set a marathon PR (I signed up for The Flying Pig mara in Cincinnatti on May 2. Fingers are crossed!)

3. Draw more (I’ve slacked off lately. Life has been a bit busy.)

4. Take control of my career (Going to try but this part always seems to escape me)

And, most importantly, I intend on trying my best at home and not mess up too much. Stop laughing, it could happen.

Happy New Year, everyone. I hope 2010 is great for you.

Merry Christmas!

For my Christmas Greeting this year,  I chose to pay homage to only the most brilliant Christmas movie ever made. The pink nightmare scene is one of many in the movie that are the best.

I want to wish you and yours the Merriest Christmas. Eat until you’re stuffed, laugh until your cheeks hurt and enjoy the day.

I Raise You a Predictament...

Two guys on my team were working a problem the other day and one of them said, “I see your dilemna.” Of course, the way my mind works, the thought, “and I raise you…” Just seemed natural to me.

I actually came up with a different word but my editor (the Mrs.) suggested a funnier one. I think it works.

The Weekends

My friend, A, posted as her status on Facebook one day the statement she loved Friday and his brothers Saturday and Saturday nigh. I tweeked it a little but loved the sentiment. They are a cool family.

Happy Weekend!

To Be...

The engineers who read this might find this funny. I now work ona project doing business process reengineering. Our team has done a lot of work defining the “As Is” state of the processes so that we could start defining the “To Be,” how the processes will be improved.

I drew this guy one day after we had talked a lot about the “To Be.” I found it funny.

Steamroller

I was in a meeting with one of these last week. She came rolling in and next thing I knew, we all had new tasking not related to the original scope of work. And she wants it all before the end of the meeting, if not sooner. Last August would be good.

In their book, I Hate People, Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon call them Bulldozers but the meaning is the same. In their description, this person is “prone to bashing the table” (yep, she did…a lot). They describe these people as akin to playground bullies that are now workplace bullies. Her underlings are afraid to stand up to her. They let steam along with the wrong information or wrong impression and try to clean up whatever mess she has made. Her superiors like her because she gets things done, even if they are the wrong thing. She is one the types that does not trust anyone until they prove to be trustworthy and those who have the misfortune of getting on her bad side are forever smeared. Remember the “Circle of Trust” from the movie “Meet the Parents“? Once you’re out, there is no getting back in.

 Being a lowly contractor, I have to tread softly. Stand up too much to her and I can find myself off the contract in an eye blink. The trick is letting her know she’s wrong but make her feel like she came to the conclusion all on her own.

As a drill instructor used to say, “That’s good training.” (he said that about everything).

Stoopid Man

This is Stoopid Man. He is the defender against all that is stupid like meetings, and bosses and mission statements and co-workers. He is currently posted on the wall next to the white board in our little cubeville. Lots of stoopidity happening there!

Feel free to print out Stoopid Man and post him in your cube to protect you against all that is stoopid.

Bob Is My Co-Pilot

In case you can’t tell, I’m on a “Bob” kick. And a church sign kick. I’m sure it won’t be my last as they make me chuckle. I’m finding Bob is a bit mischievous.