tea tree oil is the bomb, I use it for 98% of everything that needs attention. Read more

I worked for three years in a ROWE environment. It was fantastic. You still had to be there for core hours (for meetings & such) but it was otherwise focused on results and no hand holding. A Megacorp bought out that company and did layoffs, so I had to take the first job opportunity that came up. It was at a… Read more

Sounds like you need more flare! Read more

Honestly, I think that's an abuse of the boss's power, not an example of an abuse of ROWE. A boss who understands the spirit of ROWE would have disciplined the single person who broke the rules, not the entire company - that's the definition of micromanaging, not to mention an overreaction. Read more

The problem is that the expectations are unreasonable, which is where this system can collapse. If your requirements are "file these documents and book these meetings," that's different from "invent cold fusion and resurrect my cat." Read more

Not in most of the salaried jobs I've had. So much more time-nitpicking and everything else, in fact. Read more

Very true, but most of the late-nitpicking I've been subject to has been at salaried positions where five minutes here or there cannot matter especially when I'm expected to put in hundred-hour weeks while being paid for forty. Read more

My biggest qualm has been fretting over my inability to get to work exactly at 9a. DC transit is a complete crapshoot and due to my location, I am forced to rely on the bus. Anyone living here knows that weather, days of the week, and sheer WTF-factors mean I can't get 4 MILES on a consistent schedule since it could… Read more

A student of mine wrote an amazing paper about office design and productivity. From most studies, there is an inverse relationship between the amount of visual supervision an employee has and productivity, but that doesn't supersede the need for managers to feel like people work better if they are constantly being… Read more

Yeah this could not be more timely for my current job. I'm currently in a performance improvement plan which is 90% about my affect and personality rather than my actual work output, which every says is stellar. But sometimes I frown when I'm stressed out, don't demonstrate a positive outlook towards work, and I ask… Read more

Ugghh I have such mixed feelings on this. As a fat girl, I want to stand up and cheer cause hey, a lot of us want romantic love and live in a society that says by virtue of our looks we shouldn't receive it. So hurray for messages that fight that.
But at the same time, no one *deserves* a relationship. Everyone has a… Read more

Judge me, interwebs, for although I think the prediction of future through the stars is hogwash, I have found that many, many people I've encountered in my life have had strong personality characteristics of their respective zodiac signs. SO, THERE! MUCH PROOF! SO SCIENCE. Read more

parenting is mostly voodoo. this seems like as good of a strategy as any Read more

Erin I think this is a more culturally significant meme to report on: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gratata Read more

Not all internet. Read more

NOT ALL MATHEMATICAL OPERATIONS. Read more

This reminds me of how sick Dan Savage got of hearing defensive Christians say "we're not all like that!" in response to every story about fundamentalist homophobia, as though Christians were the real victims here. His argument was that as long as they didn't actively speak out against those elements in their…

NOT ALL MALE MOUNTAIN LIONS! Read more

I am losing my mind... because BBC America is playing this show in favor of my beloved Star Trek TNG reruns!!! Read more

Heads up, the last name of the lead actress is "Maslany" Read more