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  • Getting laid off kinda feels like this: My boss said I was spending too much time surfing the internet. When I reminded him that my work computer isn’t even networked, he said, “Oh, sorry, you’re the one who takes too many smoke breaks.” When I told him that I don’t even smoke, he said, “Just…

  • From Ian’s Messy Desk: Define the task and identify the outcome, not the process. The process that works for you may not work for others. Maybe you’ve been doing a job one way, because that’s how you were taught 20 years ago. When delegating, describe the successful outcome and let the person to find their…

  • At work just now: Joshua: uh Jen hate to break it to you but Kurt sent out the exact same email that you sent me: yeah Joshua: you know … originality is an important trait copying others … while important … not as amazing :-P me: i dont have time to be amazing

  • Here’s a wordle from a talk I gave to students called “Things about serving overseas I learned from eating out.”

  • …or if you don’t get any, treat yourself to a Klondike Bar. the little guys get the ice cream “here’s to you, person who gets told how to file things you know how to file”

  • 10 Ways to Create a Work Environment That Drags You Down