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The Light at the End of the Tunnel

The Light at the End of the Tunnel

I’m on tenterhooks, in more ways than one. This past month has been a whirlwind of activity. The day job’s coming close to a production deadline. Add to that a new person going through the process a first time, a not-so-new person who just left to go on maternity leave, a temporary person dropped into the middle of everything, a person-in-charge making an impractical and ill-timed change in the most crucial part of production, and a completely undependable person who…

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Job Joss #1: How Not To Treat Your Genius

Job Joss #1: How Not To Treat Your Genius

Once upon a time, I worked at some regional sales office in a not so distant land. They made me take a timed IQ test before they hired me, and when they checked my answers, the big boss was deeply and genuinely impressed. He sliced his hand in the air above his head and said with a noticeable undercurrent of excitement, “You scored really, really high, and I mean really, REALLY high!” He even used the word “genius” in the…

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Gullible’s Travels

Gullible’s Travels

Watch This Space: Today was an extraordinary day, and I have an unusual tale to tell. Unfortunately, I don’t have the energy to write about it tonight, so it’ll have to wait another day or two. Stay tuned. Update (Saturday, October 26, 2002): Okay, so I’ve written my tale. Click, click. Read, read. It’s rather long, but it’s a Swift tale, to be sure. Prologue: A few weeks ago, we got a new Xserve file server to help us work…

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Two Guys, a Girl, and a Coffee Break

Two Guys, a Girl, and a Coffee Break

Life is good when you can have fun at work. A month or two ago, a couple of the guys in the art department and I decided to enrich our lives by having a little more fun, more motivation, more relaxation, and more exercise. We started walking around the block during our 15-minute breaks. Most of the time, it’s just the three of us, but we always try to get some of the other people in our department to come…

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