Posts Tagged: office work
ANOTHER ODE TO VALENTINE
About, say, fifteen years ago, I started working in the Ports and Shipping Company of Iran, as part of some totally random and arbitrary project sponsored by UNDP, about the Caspian Sea. My job was to sit there and to
ANOTHER ODE TO VALENTINE
About, say, fifteen years ago, I started working in the Ports and Shipping Company of Iran, as part of some totally random and arbitrary project sponsored by UNDP, about the Caspian Sea. My job was to sit there and to
SHE ASKS FOR ADVICE…
…and then she starts arguing with you about the offered advice. Do you know the type? I have been blessed with several colleagues/friends over the years who fall in this category, and so I can report to my Gentle Readers
SHE ASKS FOR ADVICE…
…and then she starts arguing with you about the offered advice. Do you know the type? I have been blessed with several colleagues/friends over the years who fall in this category, and so I can report to my Gentle Readers
STOP STABBING AT MY LEGS WITH YOUR BROOM
The world is divided into two groups: the cleaners, and the lazy people they clean for. Who are incapable of tidying their own mess. I remember reading somewhere that if there ever is another revolution by the poor hungry masses
STOP STABBING AT MY LEGS WITH YOUR BROOM
The world is divided into two groups: the cleaners, and the lazy people they clean for. Who are incapable of tidying their own mess. I remember reading somewhere that if there ever is another revolution by the poor hungry masses
WORDS OF WISDOM
ON MONEY After spending every last cent we had on furniture and stuff for the new place: -So princess, do you think its better to keep money in the bank or to spend it on pretty things for our new
WORDS OF WISDOM
ON MONEY After spending every last cent we had on furniture and stuff for the new place: -So princess, do you think its better to keep money in the bank or to spend it on pretty things for our new
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE…
It is a dull grey weekday morning. The kids have just gone to school. The sheer effort of getting them ready and out and in school has left me fatigued, at the verge of craving death. I am in the car. I
IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE…
It is a dull grey weekday morning. The kids have just gone to school. The sheer effort of getting them ready and out and in school has left me fatigued, at the verge of craving death. I am in the car. I
IT TAKES ALL SORTS
The telephone rings in an adjacent office. I hear the girl who works there, a recent graduate in biology, pick up the phone. A moment later I hear her scream: “Oh My God! I got the Job? Oh no! Oh yes! I
IT TAKES ALL SORTS
The telephone rings in an adjacent office. I hear the girl who works there, a recent graduate in biology, pick up the phone. A moment later I hear her scream: “Oh My God! I got the Job? Oh no! Oh yes! I
I SLEEP IN THE OFFICE. SOMEBODY GIVE ME A MEDAL
Back in Iran, I had become used to colleagues and co-workers who considered themselves blessed for having no small children continuously pointing out the fact that they worked for much longer hours than us, the harried and hassled mothers of
I SLEEP IN THE OFFICE. SOMEBODY GIVE ME A MEDAL
Back in Iran, I had become used to colleagues and co-workers who considered themselves blessed for having no small children continuously pointing out the fact that they worked for much longer hours than us, the harried and hassled mothers of
MISSING SPRING GARDEN
The office where I work part-time has moved. You can now find the newcomer in a snazzy, environment-conscious(which means we aren’t allowed garbage bins in our rooms) suite of rooms located in the heart of the campus of one of
MISSING SPRING GARDEN
The office where I work part-time has moved. You can now find the newcomer in a snazzy, environment-conscious(which means we aren’t allowed garbage bins in our rooms) suite of rooms located in the heart of the campus of one of
SIESTA
So I’m sick. I cough and my chest aches, I feel fuzzy, I have a sore throat. No, according to my doc, it’s not the you-know-what, it’s bronchitis. And it’s great, because I get to stay at home in the
SIESTA
So I’m sick. I cough and my chest aches, I feel fuzzy, I have a sore throat. No, according to my doc, it’s not the you-know-what, it’s bronchitis. And it’s great, because I get to stay at home in the
FRIED ICE-CREAM
Take a generous scoop or two of smooth white vanilla ice-cream, and place in a bowl. Top with warmed-up liquid honey, crushed cinammon biscuits, and a huge dollop of whipped cream. Place a glace cherry (like a cherry cooked in
FRIED ICE-CREAM
Take a generous scoop or two of smooth white vanilla ice-cream, and place in a bowl. Top with warmed-up liquid honey, crushed cinammon biscuits, and a huge dollop of whipped cream. Place a glace cherry (like a cherry cooked in
