There were so many red flags pertaining to this job. The atmosphere, the almost minimum wage pay, the lack of health insurance and that “No PTO for the first year”???!!!! I couldn’t believe that. Didn’t anyone learn anything from the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged PTO
Both days I was at Clayton Kendall it kept reminding me of how companies were run decades ago. How the employees were treated as just bodies to get the work done. Did NO ONE learn anything from the pandemic? That[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Frankly, I was pretty surprised when I heard we were getting bonuses this year, though I heard that no one in higher management is getting any this year. I guess this should tamp down the fears I felt about the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With all that’s gone on, so far this year, with all of the pain and suffering, with all of the road blocks and unexpected hurdles everyone’s gone through in 2020, it shouldn’t be surprising to see the Presidential Election going[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess I could console myself, assuage my fears, thinking that the choice is SO obvious. That no rational human being would choose someone so irresponsible, someone so inadequate and blatantly ill-suited for the job and task at hand. Especially[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure why, maybe there’s some reason behind it, but the previous owner just laid all the stones, side by side each other so there’s always ample room for weeds and other plant life to sprout out between the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sure, I make it a point here that I don’t have anywhere to go, on this three day weekend (what with just about everywhere shut down because of COVID) it’s not as if I have nothing to do with my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the kind of day, today, that I’m happy that I’m able to do. Now that I’m living just minutes from my mother’s house, after living hundreds of miles away since 1983, I’m available to help her out. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I started with Siemens in November of 2018 there were only four other Graphic Designers in the Atlantic Zone and only a total of 55 Graphic Designers in all of North America. Now we have over 75 Designers with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, okay, they can BOTH use these chairs to sleep in TODAY. I have other plans for this day off. It’s nice enough outside that I’ll be able to get some yard work done, but later, when I come in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…