One year

Did you know today was my one-year anniversary at my job? Can you believe it?! One full year. It’s like the anniversary of my rebirth… finally breaking free from the shackles of a MISERABLE life of demeaning comments, horrendous Wednesdays and meager paychecks. I am free, folks. And yet, 12 months removed, I’m still bitter [...]

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Suck it

Check it out… it’s Wednesday, 9:12 p.m., I’ve been home for a few hours, and I had a great day! HOLY SHMOLY! Today, I was finally able to get down to some business at work, and it was great! I feel like Oliver friggin Twist in there. I haven’t been this happy in years! And [...]

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I’m a stupid fuck-up, didn’t ya know?

Almost a year to the day that he fired me for telling him not to call me stupid, my boss started another fight with me this morning because I was late for work. Today’s onslaught of hurled insults included that I am stupid, lazy, a fuck-up, and a baby. Oh, and he feels sorry for [...]

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F Bombs

For kicks, I’ve decided to keep a tally of every time my boss says the “F” word, which is a lot, by the way. Sometimes, he uses the F word in between every word in his sentences. And a few weeks back, I got an email from an advertiser intended for him in which said [...]

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Dread

We are coming upon my most dreaded weekend of the year – the weekend before Thanksgiving. Since Christmas also falls on a Thursday this year, I have two most dreaded weekends. Why, you ask? Because since my paper’s usual print day is Thursday, and since Thanksgiving (and Christmas) falls on a Thursday, our printer is [...]

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