Sep

You know?

Posted by cee Published in Training & Development

At around the time we turn 22-23 and are graduating college and going out to the big scary world, most people know what their alcoholic limits are. You have a pretty good idea of how much you’re able to drink without being that person who blacks out after a night out on the town. You [...]

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Sep

Personal Problem Patty

Posted by cee Published in CubeLand Cronies

There is at least one Patty in every office. She exudes a nice, happy demeanor which may lead people to think she “has it all” and has the perfect life, but once you get the privilege of sitting within a 3-block (cube block that is) radius you get to know the real her. She uses [...]

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Sep

5 Things you can do to pass the time at work

Posted by cee Published in Friday Five, Training & Development

IM your friends. The sound of typing will fool your friends in CubeLand into thinking you are typing up emails or presentations.
Stare at massive excel spreadsheets. Occasionally move the cursor around with the arrow keys. This produces the sound of typing, and gives off the illusion that you are analyzing data
Listen to your MP3 player. [...]

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Sep

“Challenge”

Posted by cee Published in Words @ Work

What to say vs. What you really mean:
“I need to be challenged” > “I’m bored out of my mind”
“I’m ready for a challenge” > “I hate my job and need to do something different ASAP before I have a very public mental breakdown”
“It was challenging” > “It was *!$%^&* hard but I don’t want to [...]

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Sep

Carpet Caleb

Posted by cee Published in CubeLand Cronies

First off, you need to know “carpet” does not refer to a faux hairpiece. Carpet Caleb is the guy or gal who happens to be the boss that can’t make any decisions on their own. They absolutely must “touch base” with their own supervisor before making any decision no matter how minuscule it is. It’s [...]

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Sep

Open for business

Posted by cee Published in Randomness

Today is the official launch !
I’m Cee – your very own corporate rockstar with tips and tricks to make it through the jungle we call work. If you’re lucky, you’re doing something you absolutely love so it doesn’t really feel like ‘work’ to you… the rest of us need a little nudge to keep going, [...]

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Sep