Getting Nicked By Hanlon’s Razor

A Year-End Reflection on Malice, Mistakes, and the Emotional Blood We Needlessly Spill.

Noticed and Appreciated

Three simple words of gratitude, and why they matter.

The To-Don’t List (In Six Quotes, From Zen to Zevon)

On time, productivity, and the art of not finishing your to-do list.

The Bold and the Clueless

Exploring the very real and deliciously ironic confirmation bias known as The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #6 - Pass It On Before You Move On

Our eternal hate-hate relationship with documentation.

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #5 - Feedback Isn’t Optional

How to stop treating performance reviews like the in-office equivalent of blood letting for distance (or something else equally gratifying).

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #4 - Moving Up or Moving On

A beginner’s guide to deciding whether to redecorate your cubicle or torch it.

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #3 - Keep Learning Beyond Your Job Description

Why “I already know enough” is the professional equivalent of “hold my beer.”

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #2 - Step Away and Take the Time You’ve Earned

The radical notion that lunch breaks and vacations aren’t crimes.

Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
Because if you can’t laugh at your own career mistakes, someone else will.

Part #1 - Burning Up and Burning Out

How I mistook work ethic for a slow form of self-incineration.

The word “legacy” does not just apply to ancient computer systems and the equally ancient people who run them.

After 32 years in IT, this seemed like the next logical mistake.