Here’s nonsense at work. That Virus (you know the one) came bearing lessons that too many of us hope we don’t need to learn. Maybe if there is an app for that… However, there is one of lesson we should heed soon, if not right now. It is a variation on Murphy’s Law. (To remind…
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Did You Know Speed of Boarding Is a Warning?
Here’s nonsense at work. The BYB (big yellow bus), the one with the wheels that go round and round, is back. This time I can see it from my WFH perch (work from home space). This time it does not annoy me. A couple of years ago, it annoyed me. If I timed my commute…
After the Vacated Holiday, Relieved To Be Back in the Calm of the Cubicle
Here’s nonsense at work. Many of us have had an extended vacation from the cubicle… only to find that we have a knack of isolating any space into a cubicle, as long as there is a place to hang our (noise canceling) headphones and our (virtual background enabled) web cam. We also seem to have…
It Helps To Know Why You’re Laboring on the Payroll
Here’s nonsense at work. As we approach the annual Labor Day Weekend (in the USA), allow me to present two factoids about Labor Day (anywhere). Factoid #1: The original Labor Day was a direct outcome of the 1894 Pullman Strike. They probably planned it as a symbolic reconciliation between workers and bosses. Yet it has…
If You Flow Against Change, You’ll Be the Odd Lot for Sale
Here’s nonsense at work. Years ago I saw this bumper sticker: Reality is for people who cannot handle drugs. Well, when I look at reality today and I see what I believe to be real, then I wonder what some people are smoking. And I want some of that because there sure is much comfort…
When Does Stubbornness Make Nonsense of Persistence?
Here’s nonsense at work. Have you read those reports of people who would rather quit than go back to “but we’ve always worked this way”? Maybe those reports are fake news. Or maybe “the way we’ve always worked” was fake. Maybe we are finally waking up. (No. I won’t use the latest in-word, the one…
