Well, the training week is over. I had reservations about attending it, what with the spread of COVID-19, but… I did it. It was creepy, seeing so many empty parking lots around restaurants. Having to eat in my hotel room[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I would expect to see this type of behavior at a restaurant that’s not used to phone in or online orders for pick-ups than here at Panera. They’ve always had the ability for customers to place outside orders then pick[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While we were sequestered away in our own meeting room (and this is on the second floor, there are only Meeting & Training rooms on this floor and since all other training classes had been cancelled, we were truly alone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While I’m concerned about taking this trip, the reason I didn’t change my mind and text back that I wasn’t going to join them, is because I’m driving. I’ll be picking up a rental at Hertz tomorrow and drive down[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not making fun of this particular actor or any of the actors involved in making these training videos, it’s just, as I watched this fellow REALLY EMOTE, well, it kind of struck me as funny. The video itself was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I have a choice of taking a training course or working hands-on training, I’ll take the hands-on any day. I find that I learn more, especially in a room with other Graphic Designers so I can discover techniques and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Overall I guess this was a successful trip. Yes, a lot of what was presented in this training course was aimed at technicians, only a little was helpful to Graphic Designers, but I’m still glad I came. Though as I’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those of you not that familiar with the work and films of Monty Python (and if you’re not, shame on you) Mr. Creosote was the over-fed, over-stuffed, over-obese character portrayed by Terry Jones in the “The Autumn Years” segment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last year when I was here, I was here with my former Supervisor Christian, but now I’m here solo. That’s not bad, I’ve traveled so many times on my own, it’s pretty natural for me. Also, since I’ve been here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know that it’s easy to complain about the airlines, about the delays and luggage getting lost and I’d never want to go up in the air in a plane that’s not 100%, but this delay on my return flight….[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…