Yes, this is how they do things here. Besides the snacks and drinks and the strongbox that sits there filled with money, parents in the department who have kids that are selling candy or other things for school and scouts,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had Orientation at several companies in my career. Hasbro, Hallmark, K’NEX, etc… (and even with Tootsee Roll, after they bought Concord Confections where I’d been working at for several years). Most places, if not all, paints a happy picture[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I hope I don’t come across as some introvert, or even worse, as a reticent misanthrope! No, I’m not. While it’s true, I don’t have a lot in common with the other employees here, I just find it easier to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure, I had some hours of sitting around again today, not getting anything productive done, but it was all worth it when I finally began working on the new laptop. The speed of the new computer, the ability to utilize[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s interesting to note that when I started these comics, in the winter of 2010* I didn’t own a cell phone. I just never needed one back then. I finally did buy one, back on March 24rh, 2011. And now, I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my six months here with Siemens I don’t have any complaints, well except for this. It seems as if my onboarding has been, well, non-existent. I guess, perhaps, the main reason why I never really received everything I needed[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure I’ve said it before, many times, I’m HORRIBLE REMEMBERING NAMES! But, at least I’m working at a place that’s doing well. Well enough to be in a state of constant hiring.
That’s right. Desigo, the main and most important software I have to work with for my job, was never properly installed when I started here last November. So basically, every day instead of saving all my work into a backup,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
None of the kids drawn in this strip are patterned off of anyone. They’re just generic little kids. It wasn’t until after I’d scanned it and was cleaning it up in Photoshop that I noticed that the blonde kid in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This upcoming trip sounds exactly what I’ve been needing. I’ve been here for almost six months and I’ve yet to have a proper training class in Desigo, the software that I do over 90% of my work in. I especially[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…