Adventures from Storage B
Copy Right
Adventures from Storage C: Copy Right They are finally installing the printer in Storage C; so I will not longer have to walk the 150 yards or so back to Storage B every time I print something. Printer Guy: Where is this supposed to go? Me: They’re still building our copy room; so for now, set it up in this empty cubicle. It has electricity and a data port. Printer Guy: Well can’t use the electricity in the cubicle. It needs a dedicated line. I’ll just plug it in in the hallway to test it, and then unplug it, and push it...
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ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE C: 45/140 In response to Cinnamon Hitler’s inauguration, today at 11am PT, the American Federation of Teachers is sponsoring a class at my job on how to tweet. We are doomed. Originally posted January 18,...
read moreStatus Symbol
ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE B: Status Symbol by Kian Bezeel Something reminded me today of an Ultra-super Overlord I once had at a totally different Storage B. He was fond of cornering employees at the men’s room urinal and asking for status updates literally while you both had your junk in your hands. It usually took the form “So, what are you working on?” And a quick “we’re almost done with module x” would not cut it. The attitude was more, I’m paying you to do stuff; so I need to hear a list long...
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ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE B: Mojo Rising -by Kian Bezeel I’ve written before about my work-wife’s mojo that drives men to obsession. The mojo has expanded and crossed gender lines. She teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in the evening. One of her female students started taking multiple candid photos of her and asking her to hang out outside of class. The student thinks WW is a wonderful teacher and is overly grateful. WW thinks this behavior is strange and thinks the student is a little crazy. I said, “Oh,...
read morePleased to Meet You. Won’t You Guess My Name?
ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE B: Pleased to meet you. Won’t you guess my name? – by Ken Bolding I just returned to work after taking two extra days off for the Labor Day holiday. My boss’s 80-year-old Secretary didn’t even acknowledge me when I said good morning. A few minutes later, I was talking with a colleague in my cubicle when she interrupted. “I have a student who needs to talk to you,” she said. I assumed she meant my colleague since I develop curriculum for a special project and have almost no contact...
read moreAN ADVENTURE IN PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION: Work Wife Mojo Edition
AN ADVENTURE IN PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION: Work Wife Mojo EditionMy office mate (work wife) has what I call “The Armine Mojo.” She tends to accidently drive men to obsessive behavior. For example, two years ago, she went out with a guy exactly twice, and he has texted her almost everyday since. She has never responded.A guy who works at the administration desk downstairs once saw me photographing her for my cinematography class, and “jokingly” asked her for copies of the photos… continually… for weeks. He even...
read moreLook at my beaver
Apparently the mascot of the school where I work is a beaver. He came in to a mandatory all-staff meeting, just as a college Vice President picked up the microphone to start the meeting. The V.P. exclaimed, “Who’s ready for...
read moreI’m not a hiring manager, but I play one in Storage B
ADVENTURES FROM STORAGE B: I’m not a hiring manager, but I play one in Storage B -by Kian Bezeel Today I played a hiring manager in mock interviews to help a colleague with a basic skills class. Words of advice to interviewees: If I ask a question like, “What skills would you bring to the job that distinguish you from other candidates,” or “tell me about a time when you had to work as a member of a team,” you probably should NOT work your drug addiction or being kicked out of the military into either answer. But...
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