I’m calling this as the Next Big Thing: after the home office, the standing desk, and all those other “advances” in working in an office, this has to be the best yet. The Outdoor Office. I don’t actually know what’s going on here, but there’s clearly been a lot of filing done. And that’s an… Continue reading Outdoor Office
As someone who works from home these days, I am largely free from workplace drama and craziness. But it hasn’t always been the case. Craziest thing that happened at work? Well, there was the time when one co-worker found an actual tarantula in the parking lot. And captured it in a small container. And brought… Continue reading On Office Work
You crazy Americans work longer and, maybe, harder than comparative first world countries and it’s insane. We have only a finite time on this earth and somehow you have perfected the system where there’s an agreed-upon dollar value for each hour of your life, so you can sell it to corporations, store owners, and any… Continue reading It’s a Perfect (Work) Day
After I started my new job, I kept my head down for a few months and then decided to have a no-reason day off. So I did. I took my wife to my favorite Chinese place for lunch. And then Fate sent me this message. I will never be tempted again, I promise. Save
In the early days, just about the only kind of writing that ever made me money was the kind that, in this age of digital publishing, is now almost-sorta-kinda legitimate. That’s to say, I was writing 50 Shades of Grey before it was cool. That’s to say again, but a little clearer, I was being… Continue reading On Opportunities Not Taken
