tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post1482477015320520334..comments2023-05-22T10:42:54.046-04:00Comments on 6th or 7th: News from the corporate world #5: It's the holiday season so whoop dee dooEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-66197582342714916092010-12-11T13:06:50.726-05:002010-12-11T13:06:50.726-05:00Fortunately the company I work for--though a retai...Fortunately the company I work for--though a retailer--is owned by Chasidic Jews. So I'm spared the "Christmas Spirit", apart from a mandatory 6-day schedule.Peter Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-89477844838828946242010-12-10T10:30:34.186-05:002010-12-10T10:30:34.186-05:00God, the Prisoner. I just rewatched the last episo...God, the Prisoner. I just rewatched the last episode the other day. Fantastic. Short Circuit, on the other hand, I can do without.<br /><br />I'm glad a bunch of youse's experience seems to jive with mine, except of course that I'm not glad, because everybody's experience is fucking shitty.<br /><br />Jack, I did finish posting all of Duchamp's notes on infrathin (always visible by clicking on the <a href="http://6thor7th.blogspot.com/search/label/marcel%20duchamp%20infra%20thin" rel="nofollow">marcel duchamp infra thin</a> tag). I always intended to do more commentary on it, but that always depended on my thoughts on them resolving themselves more than they have. I should work on it, thanks for the reminder. You may see more sometime in the coming decade.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498712279382078624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-70281269481085022642010-12-10T08:04:41.031-05:002010-12-10T08:04:41.031-05:00I gotta give Coach credit - Prisoner allusions? SH...I gotta give Coach credit - Prisoner allusions? SHAZAM!BDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06557941385560728052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-15058354686131861522010-12-09T22:07:53.834-05:002010-12-09T22:07:53.834-05:00How completely ghastly. It's just one of the s...How completely ghastly. It's just one of the so many awful things that workers have to endure. God I'm glad I am retired. No Xmas music around here! No crappy decorations. No billboards, no ads. Nope.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-19245853503184353232010-12-09T21:51:38.830-05:002010-12-09T21:51:38.830-05:00Well, he did help Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg...Well, he did help Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg get together.Davidhttp://Undistinguishedlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-53388152438367400732010-12-09T20:39:30.921-05:002010-12-09T20:39:30.921-05:00I agree. Number 5 was the most helpful.I agree. Number 5 was the most helpful.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-61599772556905003102010-12-09T20:31:53.796-05:002010-12-09T20:31:53.796-05:00I think this is a great post. One thing that I fin...I think this is a great post. One thing that I find the most helpful is number five. Sometimes when I write, I just let the flow of the words and information come out so much that I loose the purpose. It’s only after editing when I realize what I’ve done. There’s defiantly a lot of great tips here I’m going to try to be more aware of.coach online outlet storehttp://www.coachoutletstoresonline.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-56962274208376230852010-12-09T20:17:15.531-05:002010-12-09T20:17:15.531-05:00I spent the last 18 months at my former place of e...I spent the last 18 months at my former place of employ as manager of my dept. It was an awkward fit to be sure. One day I remember being alarmed when the people who worked under me came into my office and gave me a card for "boss's day". I said "there's a boss's day?" I literally could not believe it. In our situation, we all got along and worked well (just as we all, myself included, had really liked my predecessor), and so on, but the principle of the thing really troubled me.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08014014605639738887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-48754847007174782422010-12-09T17:38:46.337-05:002010-12-09T17:38:46.337-05:00is infrathin commentary finished?is infrathin commentary finished?Jack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-79255206719871604102010-12-09T16:30:44.092-05:002010-12-09T16:30:44.092-05:00ethan, your post cracked me up. i HATE xmas. all o...ethan, your post cracked me up. i HATE xmas. all of it. but the music...makes me want to drive a backhoe into my ears. and it's EVERYWHERE. please do not link to that song ever again. i'd never heard it or of it, & threw up a gallstone reading the lyrics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-89677525258067059592010-12-09T15:35:58.473-05:002010-12-09T15:35:58.473-05:00Not only do I experience this but when I travel ho...Not only do I experience this but when I travel home to see family and wish them a greeting it goes something like this:<br /><br />"Hey, happy holi-"DONT TAKE THE CHRIST OUT OF CHRISTMAS ITS THE REASON FOR THE SEQASSON WAR ON CHRISTMAS SADCILUBGFVW;JIHBWELJHBVWSFfwoanhttp://forwantofanail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-87681050069134558492010-12-09T13:47:38.379-05:002010-12-09T13:47:38.379-05:00At my wife's company, if you refuse to (a) don...At my wife's company, if you refuse to (a) donate to United Way during the annual Christmas 'charity' drive or (b) have a flu shot, you must sign a form affirming your refusal.<br /><br />And every year, the office managers collect money to buy the practitioners Christmas gifts. They also do this once a year each for secretaries, nurses, medical assistants, and other support staff. <br /><br />The collection is public.Jack Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499087036876745723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-30802344158424651682010-12-09T13:25:41.005-05:002010-12-09T13:25:41.005-05:00(Is this buying crap for management really that co...<i>(Is this buying crap for management really that common? If so, fucking yikes.)</i><br /><br />I recently heard rumours that the associates at one of the city's big law firms buy gifts for the partners every year. I was relieved that all of my coworkers found this as creepy as I did.Picadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244353406711565712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981856246989013843.post-68476189861886625362010-12-09T12:28:17.955-05:002010-12-09T12:28:17.955-05:00Don't worry, if you play the game long enough,...Don't worry, if you play the game long enough, I'm sure you'll get to the top and will receive gifts without ever having to chip in. There's the real American dream. Heh.<br /><br />(Is this buying crap for management really that common? If so, fucking yikes.)Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.com