I know you are thinking it, and it’s probably true. About time that honeymoon period is over at work. I’ve been on a five month sprint, barely resurfacing for air and really feeling so lucky to be at my new company, that I’ve been in denial of the office power structure. But I have to […]
Archive | Weekly Survival
Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
Common Misunderstandings
Yesterday was probably the worst day I’ve experienced at my new job so far. My boss wanted to share a chart with me that showed our process and, as he walked through where we (my group) fit in, my eyes stopped at two words written in bold. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. My mind shut down and my […]
Boss McDreamy
Okay, so maybe he’s not Patrick Dempsey, the guy who plays McDreamy on Grey’s Anatomy, but he’s a dream boss. After being here for a couple of months, I still pinch myself. Did he just ask me if I was needing more help? Did he just sound concerned when he said I can’t do everything […]
Impressive Bio! (chuckle)
This morning I was researching a company and reading about the management team. Here are some (edited, obviously!) excerpts from their bios: Person X brings more than 12 years experience in the [such-and-such] sectors to ♦♦♦♦♦. He spent more than [XX] years at [big company], where he developed [blah, blah, blah] from concept to delivery and […]
Avoiding Hotel California
Remember those famous lyrics from the Eagles, You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave? As a manager, how do we avoid giving our employees the feeling that they are on one yellow brick road, and it’s called Hotel California? At Company Z, I was informed by my youngest colleague […]
Fabulous Clients
We just got one of the most amazing clients. This kid, well he’s in his 20’s, but really an amazing entrepreneur who started as a kid, is probably the next Mark Zuckerberg. Today he said to us that our team was known as some of the smartest, most innovative people in our industry… and I […]
The War Room (inside my head)
Sometimes I realize that my brain won’t turn off. I try to shut down, and especially during 2:00 a.m. AFTER one child or another has awoken and one of us (me or my husband) have gone in to sooth a child. It’s not the first time I turn the light out, after shutting my computer […]
What Glitters in a Manager?
Today I was meeting with a new colleague about my role, and he was sharing his understanding of the current landscape at Company Z as a fairly new employee, himself. One comment he made was that our boss was a creative, not necessarily a nuts and bolts guy. As he was saying this, I had […]
Company Z Glitter List
Agent S asked me to blog about my new employer and how it’s impacted my glitter list. Well, let’s start with the fact that I’m SO HAPPY. I come home happy. I have more energy for my kids. I am in my honeymoon period, and it will get more difficult. But I look at everyone […]
Compassionate Community
Sometimes it can be really depressing to walk out of a grocery store and look into the eyes of someone who is starving and holding up a sign. That emotional story lingers for a long time. I want to scream at how unfair life is, or hide in shame from wanting to buy the excessive […]
