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Showing posts with label co-workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label co-workers. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Potty training
Do you want to impress friends, win over co-workers, or just know you did the right thing?
You can do all three by restocking the bathroom at work.
You can do all three by restocking the bathroom at work.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
High road with a roller coaster
A co-worker gets let go after 36-plus years.
Others were let go too.
Others were let go too.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Much better, thank you
It would be in your best interest not to talk about any raise you may have been awarded for taking on other responsibilities in front of other co-workers.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Life observations: Aug. 26, 2013
When in doubt, panic. Rather than face the task at hand, you draw attention from your loving co-workers.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Life observations: July 12, 2013
It's not such a good idea to throw out an accusation in a business email. Better to bring it up with the boss to decide if it needs to be addressed.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Life observations: June 12, 2013
If you got time to bitch about how little work your co-workers do, well ... maybe the boss can keep you occupied with a project or two.
Friday, September 10, 2010
A co-worker heads off to France and a new adventure
Today was the last day for one of my co-workers.
Caleb Benoit is taking a sabbatical and traveling to France. He will be teaching English at several schools in France.
The wiser than his years Benoit took French in high school and college.
I thought about giving him a bottle of ketchup for his fries. I thought better since he needs room for his tennis racket and hiking shoes.
The 27-year-old will be in France for nine months. Besides teaching, he will traveling to other European countries.
He has a fondness for tennis and auto racing, and Europe has both in abundance.
For the past eight years, I have enjoyed working with this young man.
He has a dry sense of humor and is not afraid to challenge even his older co-workers.
Caleb has made this middle age man think a lot more.
At times he has reminded me of a young person I knew.
Morning deadline lines at the newspaper will not be the same.
In a couple of weeks, Caleb jets off to France. His parents will sorely miss their son.
They should take heart in this -- they have raised a fine, young man. He is making the world a better place.
Safe travels my friend.
We will carry the torch for you.
Caleb Benoit is taking a sabbatical and traveling to France. He will be teaching English at several schools in France.
The wiser than his years Benoit took French in high school and college.
I thought about giving him a bottle of ketchup for his fries. I thought better since he needs room for his tennis racket and hiking shoes.
The 27-year-old will be in France for nine months. Besides teaching, he will traveling to other European countries.
He has a fondness for tennis and auto racing, and Europe has both in abundance.
For the past eight years, I have enjoyed working with this young man.
He has a dry sense of humor and is not afraid to challenge even his older co-workers.
Caleb has made this middle age man think a lot more.
At times he has reminded me of a young person I knew.
Morning deadline lines at the newspaper will not be the same.
In a couple of weeks, Caleb jets off to France. His parents will sorely miss their son.
They should take heart in this -- they have raised a fine, young man. He is making the world a better place.
Safe travels my friend.
We will carry the torch for you.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Learning to be an ear
At the end of the work day, I talked to a co-worker.
He had been working on a project and doing another good job. He cares about his work.
I was looking over some of his work and kind of barked at him. I do it because he wants to get better. It was gruff people who taught me to grow and improve.
As I was explaining why I did something, I told him, "I know I can be an ass some times, but I am working on being a nose more often."
It drew a laugh from another co-worker.
As I was driving home, I thought about the statement.
It is true. I need to grow myself and that means learning to say tough things in a positive way. That does not mean to baby co-workers.
I am sure in time I will learn to be a big toe or even an elbow.
I feel I am a bad ass at times, but my bark is worst then my ass chewing.
I just have to learn more body parts.
He had been working on a project and doing another good job. He cares about his work.
I was looking over some of his work and kind of barked at him. I do it because he wants to get better. It was gruff people who taught me to grow and improve.
As I was explaining why I did something, I told him, "I know I can be an ass some times, but I am working on being a nose more often."
It drew a laugh from another co-worker.
As I was driving home, I thought about the statement.
It is true. I need to grow myself and that means learning to say tough things in a positive way. That does not mean to baby co-workers.
I am sure in time I will learn to be a big toe or even an elbow.
I feel I am a bad ass at times, but my bark is worst then my ass chewing.
I just have to learn more body parts.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Co-workers, friends and journeys
Friday was bittersweet at the newspaper.
It was the last day of work for a summer intern, who is the son of a co-worker. The day also marked the singing debut of another co-worker.
Both of these gentlemen I have worked with for 24 years.
We started in sports and one-by-one moved over to news side.
Through good and bad, we have been there.
This summer I had the pleasure of working closely with the one co-worker's son. The son is a gem.
Dad has been hard on him as an editor, but also has seen his son has talent that has helped us with our website. The young man is heading off to college for his freshman year.
For the first time, father and son will be apart. We will be there to get his father through.
As for the co-worker who is the aspiring singer, we in the newsroom have been entertained by him for years.
Now, with a web cast on the paper's website, he sings a song once a week.
Forget that he doesn't know how to read notes, or that he is three, four, five beats ahead of where the song is, he loves to belt it out. And he thinks a key is what you use to open a locked door.
We tease him but the entertainment value is priceless.
Friday was a good day.
I watched as our journeys continued and other ones were beginning.
It was the last day of work for a summer intern, who is the son of a co-worker. The day also marked the singing debut of another co-worker.
Both of these gentlemen I have worked with for 24 years.
We started in sports and one-by-one moved over to news side.
Through good and bad, we have been there.
This summer I had the pleasure of working closely with the one co-worker's son. The son is a gem.
Dad has been hard on him as an editor, but also has seen his son has talent that has helped us with our website. The young man is heading off to college for his freshman year.
For the first time, father and son will be apart. We will be there to get his father through.
As for the co-worker who is the aspiring singer, we in the newsroom have been entertained by him for years.
Now, with a web cast on the paper's website, he sings a song once a week.
Forget that he doesn't know how to read notes, or that he is three, four, five beats ahead of where the song is, he loves to belt it out. And he thinks a key is what you use to open a locked door.
We tease him but the entertainment value is priceless.
Friday was a good day.
I watched as our journeys continued and other ones were beginning.
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