Category Archives: Work

Losing a Job, But Gaining Time

I lost one of my part-time jobs yesterday.
I’ve been doing work-from-home, computer-based social media research for the same company for over two years. The amount of work has gone up and down in that period of time, but since last year I’ve been working roughly 25 hours a month for them (in addition to [...]

My Tights! They’re Gorgeous!

A co-worker caught sight of me in the hall this afternoon.
“Look at those tights!” she said. “They’re gorgeous!”
She’s an older lady. The same one who comments when I’m not dressed warmly enough for the weather (item #4 in that list).
I just thought they were interesting. Gotta liven up a gray skirt just [...]

Stop Staring At Me, Psycho

Picture this: in my role as Executive Assistant, my desk is located directly in front of a pair of wide glass doors. These doors overlook the main hallway, so I have a view of everyone who gets on and off the elevators. The nonprofit I work for shares our floor with one other [...]

Random Friday, Ver. 62

1) Perv on the Metro
There was an older man standing beside me on the Metro last night. I was kind of turned off by his big plastic glasses and the way he kept glancing over at me, but I concentrated on my book and tried to ignore him. It was warm on the [...]