Archive for the ‘work’ Category
Dec
Dec
Work bullshit
Yesterday we got the delightful news that we’re all being cut back to a four day week as of January 1. Which means 20% less money, which means Amanda? Is on the poverty diet starting in the new year. I hope to develop a love of peanut butter.
Fuck me.
Nov
Nov
Okay then.
After my last post, I kind of figured this was coming, but it’s a little different than I had expected. My boss did not quit. My boss was laid off. It’s a really weird situation because generally speaking, the less experienced member of the department (i.e., me) is the one that gets the axe.
Not that [...]
Nov
Nov
Seriously, what the hell?
My boss/sort of boss/the other librarian (it’s…complicated) has just taken ANOTHER week of unpaid leave. She’s been gone an entire month now.
Why do I get the feeling that she’s quitting and that I’m going to be stuck doing all the admin shit that I hate doing? One of the reasons I really wanted this job [...]
Nov
Nov
There Were Technical Difficulties, But No One Noticed
Tonight marks the first time in at least 2 weeks that I have been able to login to my blog. Ended up having to upgrade, and fix permissions (and before she says anything, yes, Mura was actually the one to fix permissions). The fact that I haven’t been able to post means that I was [...]
Jul
Jul
Only since 1888.
Today, my boss asked me if we have catalog shopping in the U.S.
I managed to not laugh out loud.
May
May
At least SOMEONE’S enjoying it.
I went into the office “kitchen” (lacking a stove, but possessing a fridge, microwave, water cooler, coffee machine, and dishwasher) a couple minutes ago to dump my cold tea and replace it with some water, and noticed that my missing issue of SciTech News (a riveting publication produced by the SciTech, Physics, and Chemistry divisions [...]
Mar
Mar
Notes on Lunch
Someone needs to explain to the “chefs” at Pret that porous sandwich bread is not the best medium for a hummus sandwich. Learn to love the tortilla, people.
Mar
Mar
I Can’t Speak Swedish
I can’t. Really. Yes, I went to a Swedish Lutheran college in Minnesota (and as a result I can pull off Frances McDormand’s Minnesotan accent from Fargo with aplomb), but the only language I took there was a semester of Spanish. I had two years of French in high school. I [...]
Mar
Mar
Clearly Unmotivated at the Prospect of Networking
I need to just accept that I will never, ever, make it to one of the NY Metro Librarians Meet-ups.
My excuse when I worked in the ‘burbs was that the meetings were in New York (at Chipotle!) and I really didn’t want to get on a train for forty minutes to eat a burrito and [...]