Golddigger 101

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

In which Primo is dreading his visit to Sly and Doris (and who wouldn't dread a visit to Sly and Doris?)

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Primo: My parents aren't taking care of themselves. Me: What do you mean? Primo: My dad says he has stopped cutting his hair. So whe...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

In which Sly doesn't like the Fathers Day card that Primo sends him and I think Sly is lucky Primo even talks to him at all

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Primo: I called. Me: And? Primo: I got it over with. Me: What did your dad say about the card? Primo: I asked if he got it. Me: Ye...
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

In which Sly and Doris, who live over 1,000 miles away from us (thank God) call to ask Primo to fix their toilet

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No, not really. They didn't call Primo to have him repair their running toilet. Or their backed-up sink. Or to take the trash out. T...
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

In which I discover that my failure to negotiate left me paid less than the man they hired to replace me who is doing 10% of the work I did

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So you guys know that I got a job two years ago so Primo could take an unpaid leave of absence to run for the state house. I had enjoyed not...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

In which Primo turns me into the bad guy even though he is the one who doesn't want to have the meetings at our house

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Primo: I need to figure out where to meet with the campaign team next week. Me: Why don't you just meet here? Primo: Oh, I told them...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

In which there is a new head honcho at work and someone whom I like, which makes this hard to write about critically, wants to make a video of everyone in the office singing and dancing to welcome him

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You guys, I hate to have my photo taken. I think there are maybe three photos of me ever that don't make me gag and one of them was my s...
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

As Dolly Parton said, "I don't mind dumb blonde jokes because I know I am not dumb and I know I am not blonde."

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Someone wrote this about my blog on some review site. I think I am flattered - but is being a prat a good thing or a bad thing? Well, as l...
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Monday, May 5, 2014

In which weird stuff starts happening in the campaign so I have to postpone posts until after the election

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Oh you guys. There are weird people out there. But weird people = great material, so I just smile and take notes. However, some of these w...
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Thursday, May 1, 2014

In which Becky walks off the job

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You guys, I have usually worked with professionals who take pride in what they do. Sure, we all complain about the boss and about the CEO an...
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

In which Isabel continues - yes, continues - to cause problems

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Primo resolved the timeshare deal. He sent them the death certificate and then paid the past-due monies. "It's in my name," ...
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Thursday, April 3, 2014

In which I discover a former co-worker was trying to undermine me all along and I just about lose faith in humanity

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I have moved, as I mentioned, to a new group at work. That means I left my former group behind. I am, however, still friends with the people...
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Monday, March 31, 2014

In which I win Cuban coffee from my friend Marta's blog

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You guys, I am so excited - I won the coffee package Marta had on her blog! Go see - and read her blog. It's fun. I have been a Marta fa...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

In which Tanya complains loudly that she is tired of "this petty shit" and the radio is killed forever

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I moved into the office, but not before someone sitting near to my cubicle sent an email to Kyle complaining about how I identified the comp...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

In which the CEO kicks Bridget out of her office and me into her office

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The radio continued to play. I continued to wear earplugs and a headset and to listen to the sound of a B52 bomber and the rain and the wave...
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Thursday, March 13, 2014

In which I have an altercation with a co-worker about the office radio

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I moved to a new job within my company. New job, same company, different division. There has been drama since before Day 1, but I don't ...
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