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Camera Shy
I'd completed my probationary period without a hitch. I'd mastered the technique of opening the front door even when it was locked from the other side. I'd befriended the bored-looking security man (Dave) at the reception desk with such ease that he ...
The Lives of Others
I seem to spend an unhealthy amount of time loitering outside buildings, waiting to collect people who think I'm far too unimportant to be met on time. Today, I was waiting for American Bryan and his colleague, Camp American David, who have been vis...
Ritual Humiliation
“Are you looking forward to the offsite?” my boss (El Diablo) asked last week. I gave a suitably nauseating reply along the lines of “I think it’ll be a scintillating mix of knowledge-sharing and new information,” but hi...
Life Guidance
5 ways to ingratiate yourself with colleagues in the run-up to the Easter weekend (1) Put an individual Crème Egg on each colleague’s desk. Thoughtful AND topical. (2) Share round a box of individually wrapped M&S marshmallow te...
My Boss is Incontinent (Vol. I)
There are many galling things about my line manager, but possibly the most frustrating of all is her insistence on using words in conversation that she physically cannot pronounce. It might seem cruel of me to bring this up in a public domain....
Stingy McTight-Wad
Thursday afternoon, 1pm. "Damn it," said my colleague. It was "I've only gone and left my wallet at home!" "It's easily done," I empathised. "If it's not one thing, it's another. If you'd remembered your wallet, you'd probably have forgotten ...
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Posted: June 14th, 2009 | More Reviews From mkirkwag | Report This Comment