If you’ve ever worked a job for any period of time, every now and then you run into a person of the opposite sex who becomes a friend. mentor, confidante, and colleague – all at the same time. In “the biz”, these folks have a name. The work wife. Now, ladies, before you start making signs and marching outside of my house, understand that this goes both ways. There are work husbands, too, but for the sake of argument (and…
There’s been a lot of talk about the working world lately. Mainly, there are two distinct movements going on – the availability and accessibility of “remote work” and experiments into shorter work weeks (specifically, a 32-hour work as opposed to the “traditional” 40-hour work week). First, there is the growing desire for more and more Americans to have the opportunity for “remote work”. Don’t get me wrong, there are some jobs where remote work is not an option. You can’t…
As many of you who read my blog know, I was employed at a large home improvement chain store (the blue one), working as an RTM (Return to Manufacturer) Clerk. My days were filled with contacting various vendors and obtaining credit for returned or damaged items, sending out appliances, mowers, and power washers for repairs, or taking care of the cataloging and proper disposal of any HAZMAT items we had on premises (to name just a few of my many…