Ken’s Update
I’ve slipped out of blogging, and I apologize to any readers out there. Not because I was busy, per se, but because I tend not to blog on something if there’s nothing interesting and...
Tagged: Workplace
Sweet (Work) Alabama
So, my employer is sending me to a layoff meeting next week in Bessemer, Alabama. Over 480 coal miners are being laid-off just as the current contract with the United Mine Workers of America...
Wishful thinking?
A scientific study on Yahoo! right now suggests that left-handed men with a college degree earn 26% more than their right-hander counterparts. Is it wishful thinking, or can I be optimistic that my being...
A Day Worthy of Dilbert
I took today and tomorrow off as a birthday present. (I turned 25 today.) But what happened to me at work on Wednesday is far more interesting… As team coordinator, I started a tradition...
Freaky Friday
UMWA gives its employees April 1st off as a holiday to celebrate the first 8-hour workday in the coal mines. So, I had an unconventional day off, where doing errands or hanging out would...
3rd Anniversary
Today marks my 3rd anniversary at the UMWA Health & Retirement Funds, having started on December 16, 2002. To date, I have: 1) Served on the employee union’s grievance committee since April 2003, and...
The Wisdom of Teams
I’m on a blogging marathon tonight. LOL. Anyway, so I’ve been promoted at work… again. From Special Payments Analyst, I become one of 4 Benefits Processing Team Coordinators, a semi-experimental blend of quality control...
Catching Up
This week was really brief for me – a 3-day holiday and 2 days of training at work, sandwiching 2 days of having to put together the necessary calls for a timely work project....