Last week, I worked for what I’m thinking of as my first “real” client for my graphic recording practice. It was a nonprofit’s strategic visioning session and I was there to graphically record the day’s events. When I say first “real” client, I mean it was the first time I had to negotiate the whole [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Work’
22 Jun
Crazy like a JobFox
After a long dry spell with nary a JobFox email in sight, I thought they might’ve cut their losses and moved on. BUT WAIT. THERE’S MORE. I have here TWO emails from none other that the BIG CHEESE himself, founder and CEO of JobFox, Rob McGovern. Move over Madeline! There’s a new sherriff in town. [...]
9 Mar
Madeline Willis: Stalker of the Jobless
Another email came today from Jobfox’s Senior Resume Consultant, Madeline Willis. I get it – Jobfox is a rip off. So I’m entertaining myself by posting her emails and my responses here. Today, I actually replied to her (it?). See Madeline’s email and then my response below. Dear Sara: I’m writing to follow up on [...]
10 Jan
Worku
They say writing is great therapy. I’ve discovered that’s true, especially when applied in the workplace. In order to combat the feelings bombarding me at work – exasperation, frustration, indignation, and whatever the -ation word is that means ‘a strong desire to suckerpunch your co-workers – I’ve started writing worku. To refresh your [...]
17 Dec
Just when you thought it was safe to go to work…
Remember, you three faithful readers, when I said I was going to remind myself of what I like about my job and I was sort of trying to be nice about the fact that I work with a bunch of catty bitches? Remember that? (See: last post) Well…Monday turned out to be such a [...]
14 Dec
Stickin it to the Man
I fight my job. Every day, I have to talk myself into going to work. Let me ‘splain. No, there is to much. Let me sum up. I lost a job last year when the ad agency I worked for closed. Suddenly. After I’d been there for about two months. I very much [...]
29 May
This is not my beautiful job….
I have reached a Very Difficult Point at work. I like the work itself pretty well, I like the pay which is more than I’ve made before in my adult life. But this is not the team I signed up to work with. This is not what I wanted to happen. It is an exercise is dread every [...]
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