Category Archives: Work

This goes in the we-do-everything-together category. In early April, I was notified by Nokia that I was being laid off. In February, there was a meeting called suddenly on the day after Valentine’s Day to notify all those in the … Continue reading →

You are wondering where I’ve been, no? As of Monday morning at 1:30am, I completed my 80+ hour work week which included a joyful tour of duty on Independence Day.  There’s something ironic about that. But alas, I need to … Continue reading →

Speaking purely hypothetically, of course. An employee is gifted an item from his / her company.  The item is received with no guidelines, advisements, or paperwork; it is mentioned that it is for personal use.  The item also happens to … Continue reading →

Yesterday a meeting was called and a select few of my team members were invited.  The meeting was billed as a refocusing meeting.  In that meeting our deadline was extended one week.  So now they want to go live on … Continue reading →

In the weeks prior to my vacation, I worked on average 55 hours per week.  In the week before I left, I worked 72 hours.  I don’t mind working, but I must believe in the cause and I must feel … Continue reading →

I have just about hit a career low in terms of how I have felt about my work.  Ideally, you want to do meaningful work that is interesting and have some fun doing it.  Unfortunately, it seems the environment I … Continue reading →

You attend 3 1/2 hours of meeting in the first half of the day and management wonders why deadlines aren’t being met. You are asked to build an application, but provided no requirements or testing community.  And technical resources who … Continue reading →

People may/will disagree with me, but I think outsourcing has watered down the average competence of people within my discipline.  As such, there’s more opportunity for new team members to threaten project quality.  I have long struggled with the value … Continue reading →