Office Space Rears its Ugly Head

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Hit the image for a full size view. Inside is an e-mail from the Director of Junior Activities, thanking the ones who helped out. How crass to send a reply e-mail (to all 48 people on the list, no less) with a correction of your name.
I had a hard time resisting the urge to reply, [...]

A Puzzle, A Lesson

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

If I can solve the fish problem, why can’t I seem to find a proper solution to this one?
The Photo Department
The Photo department has reached critical mass. After 10 years and 12 TB (yes, I do mean 12 terabytes) of photos, their Mac G5 finder windows will no longer search for photos with ease. Complaints [...]

Jobs and Benefits Revisited

Friday, April 25th, 2008

When I first started working here I was astounded by the range of benefits I received. Angus Productions Inc.’s benefits are getting restructured, bit by bit…not sure what the catalyst was for these changes, but the good news is, most of them are getting improvements. Wages might be mum around here, but everyone knows about [...]

Future Projects and the IS Team

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

As Sale season comes to an end, I’m looking forward to fewer updates and developing some new projects. Last week Web Services (that’s us) had a meeting with Information Services (think of the Apple commercial where PC meets Mac). It was funny, yet nerve-wracking. Here were the desktop programmers, neatly dressed to the nines, with [...]

Hidden Perks

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

There are many unsung perks here. When all departments meet deadline during sale season [and we've all been good kids in the process] an e-mail will pop up announcing an impromptu half day (Everyone leaves at noon!) on a sunny Friday, or an extra day off next week, compliments of the company.
When we’re on crunch [...]