Showing my hand

Okay. I did it! Tired of waiting on tenterhooks, I emailed M and asked about the money in as sympathetic yet direct a fashion as I could muster. Now we wait. I’m prepared for him to get defensive and reply with a heartfelt “fuck off” (accompanied by a number of insults to my intelligence and [...]

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The theme from Jaws

M is back in town.
As he lives only a few blocks from me, I know that he’s been home at least since late yesterday when, on the way home from work, I noticed his car parked outside. Before you ask, “Why are you driving by his house?”, let me say that I would make the [...]

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Everything you wanted to know about leadership (but were afraid to ask)

Is there anything worse than a boss who “cares”?
It’s a strange feeling when upper management wants to sit you down and gets interested in your personal problems. I don’t understand this new “warm and fuzzy” approach to management, and frankly, I don’t think it’s right. I don’t want my boss to hold my hand and [...]

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