Working & Parental Culpability
As a white female office worker, it’s often the case that, in spite of having a job, you’ll still find yourself somehow not in possession […]
Month: August 2016
When All You Wanna Tell Someone In An Application or Interview Is “I Am Job”
Nothing is more effective than actually testing something (or, in this case, someone) out in motion for use. But it’s usually impossible to get to […]
Reluctant Relaxation
One of the few “rewards” of working is the feeling of entitlement one gets to “relaxing.” Unfortunately, most of the relaxation is not only reluctant, […]
Waking: The Most Difficult Step in the Work Process
There is often not enough appreciation for the mere act of waking up each morning–particularly Monday–to get to a place where you will end up […]
Anti-Vision Quest: Working Ruins Eyesight
Amid the ceaseless number of reasons why a person should not subject themselves to the pratfalls of the workplace is not only office booty, but […]
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 […]
Business Casual in Heatwave
There are some people so consumed with money and the making of it that it is often said they will burn in hell à la Gordon […]
Dining at Duane Reade
More than any other New York-specific chain, Duane Reade holds a special place in the Midtown office worker’s heart for its ability not just to […]
The Fuck You, Pay Me Philosophy: Millennial or Longstanding?
Because the world at large is often so focused on the present immediacy of itself, it’s easy to forget if and how things were essentially […]
Defending Your Workplace Incompetence
“Maybe some of us aren’t good at anything.” So defends Molly Gunn (RIP Brittany Murphy) to her precocious babysitting charge Ray Schleine (Dakota Fanning) after […]