A New Holiday

As Valentine’s Day came and went this week, I heard several people complain about how this holiday is a fictitious marketing scheme developed by the greeting card industry.  Consequently, I decided that if the if they can make up holidays, then I should be able to follow suit.
As a result, I now declare June 1st, [...]

Great Movies about Hating Your Job

In honor of Labor Day weekend, I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a truly forgotten group of people. These poor souls brave the fierce elements each day just to make a living. This post is dedicated to this group– all those out there that hate their jobs. [...]

The Stupidity of the Announced Corporate Visit

At work today we learned that the president of our company and all of the main buyers will be traveling to our store on Friday. Just great. Now I will be putting in a 16 hour day tomorrow. In my company, anytime that there is a visit scheduled, the store is expected [...]

The Lost Art of Saying Thank You

Today at work I heard something that I had not heard in a long time and that made me stop dead in my tracks. One of my bosses actually thanked me for my efforts. Why was I floored with a simple thank you? Quite simply, it had probably been several months before [...]