My non-market business environment class tonight is talking about how companies respond to bad publicity, which can be driven by either the media or by special interest groups.
During the discussion, one of my classmates talked about a friend of his who is a doctor. The doctor had told him that when malpractice suits are filed, [...]
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Not Getting Sued
Posted in Work, tagged bedside manner, malpractice, nice guys finish first on May 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The Value of Swearing
Posted in Work, tagged learning, progression, swearing on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I don’t swear. I don’t like to hear swearing. In fact, I was going to write a different post, about how swearing is the most convenient (and perhaps purest) verbal expression of negative energy. But that’s not this post.
Over the last few days at work, I’ve been trying to implement some new systems — a [...]
The Pre-Meeting Video
Posted in Church, School, Work, tagged context, effective meetings on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
At church, work, and school, I’ve had the opportunity to [be compelled to] attend training meetings. Thursday last week, I got a call from our high council representative that the stake wanted all priesthood leadership to attend a training meeting after church on Sunday. Since the meeting was organized on short notice, I figured that [...]
A Finding-Job Job
Posted in Work, tagged i love my job penguin, job finding, unemployment on February 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So I’ve solved unemployment. The problem with looking for a job is that it’s hard to stay motivated, especially after a few rejections. There are a lot of hard-working unemployed people who just need the structure that a work environment provides. So here’s what the unemployment office should do–instead of providing job-finding resources, they should [...]
Why I’m the Smartest Man in the World
Posted in Smartest Man in the World, Work, tagged Smartest Man in the World, stephen hawking on September 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Heather stopped by to pick me up after work yesterday. She had her passport handy, so that I could make a photocopy of it (as is usually recommended to travellers) for her upcoming adventure. While she got busy loading her cool new MP3 player (thanks all who advised, especially Canon — good to be reminded [...]
Short Work Day
Posted in Family, Work, tagged adulthood, carpooling, cars, independence on August 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I carpool to work with my father-in-law. He drives, and I help pay for gas. This setup means that I often don’t have control over my work departure and arrival times. For example, he prefers working from 8:00 to 4:30, which means taking a half-hour lunch. I’d rather work till 5:00 and get the full [...]
Happy Birthday to Me!
Posted in Announcement, Family, Work, tagged happy birthday on August 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday was my birthday — the big two-nine. Heather came by work with balloons, chocolates, and our kids. I got to show off my family and my treats to the office. Alanna and Asher are always excited to see my little cubicle. They like to watch the screensavers on my computer. It reminds me of [...]
Frameworks #4: The End
Posted in Church, Family, Home, Musings, Work, tagged gospel frameworks on August 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
And now for the conclusion of this cliff-hanger saga First, I’m going to start with my answer to the question from #3. Then I’m going to try and tie it into the “gospel frameworks” from #1 and #2.
Setting: Taco Del Mar
Posted in Work on July 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At work we serve beer in glass bottles, and when customers finish their beer they are hesitant to throw the bottles away (either because they want them to get recycled or because it’s not polite to throw empty glass bottles in a trash bag in case the bottle breaks and cuts through the bag?). So they tend to [...]
Working Late
Posted in Work, tagged cartwheels, cubicles on July 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I just started my new job a couple months ago. That means that I’m still on “probation”. While I’m on probation, I don’t get any vacation time, so I need to make up the four days that I took off for the family reunion.
My initial plan was to just work four Saturdays, but we’re also [...]
