The Two Words That Ruin Your Day
The Two Words That Ruin Your Day
A Survival Manual for the Chronically Interrupted
The Wit and Wisdom of “The Office”
The Wit and Wisdom of “The Office”
Seven memorable quotes to help pull you out of the post‑holiday slump.
Noticed and Appreciated
Noticed and Appreciated
Three simple words of gratitude, and why they matter.
Professional Facepalms: A Six-Part Series
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Legacy Systems, Legacy People
The word “legacy” does not just apply to ancient computer systems and the equally ancient people who run them.
Why I’m Writing a Blog After 32 Years in IT
After 32 years in IT, this seemed like the next logical mistake.