In honor of Memorial Day, I would like to introduce “Memory Lane Mondays.” Every Monday, I will present you with the story of one of my most embarrassing moments in business. There are no profound lessons to be gleaned from these tales – just pure pointing-and-laughing-type humor. Enjoy! I had been working at a hotel [...]
I decided to quit my job about six weeks before I actually did (OK, six months, but who’s counting?). Because the circumstances were less than great and folks in my world usually get walked right out, I was nervous about being kicked in the face (metaphorically-speaking) the moment I announced my intention to go, and [...]
Once upon a time, in a far off land, there lived a girl who got sick of working for The Man. She was talented (ish) and very hard-working, but she sucked at sucking up. So one day, after days and weeks and months and years of struggling to keep herself from poisoning her bosses, she [...]
