I’ll Do It, But Under Duress
Though straightforward prostitution is so often looked upon with contemptful judgment, there is really little difference between the office worker and a whore. And yet, […]
Madonna
Remembering Why You Go to Work on July 5th
When you find yourself sitting there at your desk in the middle of the week after America cruelly decided to have its birthday on a […]
Every Day Is A Game of Chess You Can’t Win
When waking up each morning and telling yourself that this is a day you will conquer, a day you will show the world and your […]
The Subtle Sneak By (Doesn’t Exist)
Maybe this idea of over the top subterfuge being gotten away with stems from the ingratiation of Looney Toons characters into our collective conscious. But, […]
Seeing the Person That Runs Your Company Up Close for the First Time
Working at a company for a while, one can start to forget that there’s a sort of arcane Wizard of Oz pulling the strings behind […]
Don’t Know What You’re Doing? Just Make a Fart Noise
There are myriad ways to create diversions at the workplace, from feigning an injury (coffee scalding, ideally) in the break room for workers’ compensation purposes […]
Spirit Office Supply: Paper
There is nothing more simultaneously delicate and durable than paper. I identify with it most because I pretend I can withstand the abuse of being […]
The Businesswoman
Unlike that common breed, the high-powered execubitch or the minion-like clackers, the businesswoman is rare, and often gets hyper-stylized by movies like Equity or The Last […]
Looking Back on Past Jobs You’ve Had Like A Marriage to Sean Penn
When we first procure a job, an unavoidable feeling of elation pervades us before it turns to dread. We feel as though someone has validated […]
Working: A Crash Course in Verbal Abuse
It’s unclear if the notion of working for money always entailed that, in order to get said money, part of your job would be to […]