January 2012
10 posts
And is over.
from: needtopaytherent@me.com to: TheBosses@TheCompany
Dear Bosses,
I have been giving a lot of thought to my position at The Company.
I know that there are a lot of projects that need to be completed (Project Uno, Spanish Brochures, the BigCommerce switch, Item Professional, Item Ultra, Chicago, Puerto Rico, China, Moscow..etc) But, after carefully reviewing the pros and cons of coming back to...
And the search continues...
It has been tough looking for a new job.
A friend of mine told me once that job ad and HR departments can be very dumb.
“Seeking Graphic Creative with 10+ years of experience in Museum Work” - I am not a curator
“3+ years professional retail automotive experience” - I never sold used cars
“Must have 5+ years experience in Creative Suite 5 (CS5 came out last...
My ultimatum
From: Needtopayrent@me.com Subject: PayChecks Date: January 21, 2011 To: thebosses@thecompany
Bosses,
It has been 4 weeks since we were able to cash a paycheck.
The continuous pressure of unpaid bills, the loss of my savings, plus an expensive daily commute to Long Island has made it impossible for me to keep waiting for paychecks that never arrive.
Until I have all 4 paychecks that are...
The first time I touched snow
I remember the first time I touched snow.
I was 5 years old. I was out with my mother, probably running errands. She was carrying both, me and a tube of candy very similar to M&Ms.
My mother, as new parents tend to do, had covered me in so many layers of clothing that I walked like a penguin. My tiny hands were encased in thick mittens, but the tube of candies allowed me to pop the sweets...
“Technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself…It is a mistake to...”
– Vint Cerf, co-creator of the internet.
Sadness
Yesterday I was very sad.
The people who knows me knows that is take a lot for me to be sad. But yesterday I was in the brink of tears.
The Company is yet again, not paying their employees. This Friday it will be the fourth week that we don’t get paid. To add insult to injury, we were hand out checks last Friday, 3-week-old checks, but we were told not to cash them until we are told we can do...
Bad Rep
Today I had to call a previous provider for The Company. We have run out of boxes for a small product so they asked me to call the company who made the boxes before for pricing on a second order.
The sales person, James, told me a few things before we can start talking about business.
Before I tell you anything about pricing, you should know that The Company is a on a credit hold list. You guys...
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The Annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge.
Every new years day, Coney Island (which never cease to keep me amuse) hosts the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge.
On that day, hundreds of people come to Coney Island, in the middle of the winter, at 1:00 PM, the national anthem is sang and MC announces that the plunge is officially on. At that point, hundreds of brave newyorkers jump in the freezing waters of the Atlantic.
There is a lot...
Another year that goes.
Here what happened in my world in 2011
-I freelance a lot
- I sailed around the Caribbean (again)
- I sailed across the Atlantic.
- I visit Spain (Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid)
- I traveled first class international from Madrid to New York.
-I did summer stock theater in Indiana.
- I got a importantish job at “The company”
-I traveled to China
-I move out of my place in 171st...