THIS AMERICAN WORK LIFE A semi-anonymous look at work-life in the 21st century...
... online, so you can do it at work
 

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An experiment at creating public blog where people can share their adventures with danger at work (or just the daily grind)... and to remember that they could be worse off...

TO POST ANONYMOUSLY
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So, what's your work like? Photos of your office, etc...? Of course, be funny and feel free diss your work, but just don't be a jerk to the rest of us.


MEMORANDUM

DATE: Friday, August 01, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 8:10 AM
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I cleaned my mouse today.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: Thursday, July 10, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 6:35 AM
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You know it's going to be an off day when you plug up the toilet on the first trip to the bathroom in the morning.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: Thursday, June 12, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 11:17 AM
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re: answering the phone while on the crapper.

Funny you mention that. Good timing.

I was in the Bathroom the other day and a co-worker answered his cell phone there. I thought it would be goofy so I started tossing rolled up paper towels over the stall door, to which, he affectionately let out a rip-roarin' fart. Ha ha snort snort.

I thought that was good timing also.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 2:17 PM
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I thought this was sort of interesting. Last week an officewide email went out:

" ... If you don't see James in today (name changed to protect the innocent) it is because he retired... "

This struck me as odd, since I didn't know anything about this. Upon further investigation, I learned that he has been planning his retirement for a while. However, he did all the preparations and paperwork through another company office in another city.

How he could do this is another long story about where I work, but he did it. I guess that's how HR departments work sometimes.

So yeah, he didn't tell a single person in our office that he was planning on retiring... not even his supervisor. Then, over the weekend he left a voice mail on his supervisor's phone saying he retired and won't be in on Monday.

That's sort of cute I think.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: Monday, May 26, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 8:54 PM
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This is where I work. I even cleaned up for everyone...



Now if you look really closely, you'll notice my little public transit diarama....



You see, you've got the backdrop of the photo of traffic going onto to the brooklyn bridge along with the matchbox cars (which seeminly look like they're stuck in their own traffic).

But wait, what's that? A new light rail train effortlessly easing its passengers to work as they read the papers and drink their morning coffees?

Yup, that's really some metal framing wire I strecthed across the gap to make it look like the train was hooked up to electrical wires.

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MEMORANDUM

DATE: Thursday, May 08, 2003
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FROM: WORKER BEE 001
TIME: 8:35 PM
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Welcome to TAWL...



Please enjoy and participate (see instructions on the left)... hopefully it's a fun affair.

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