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It’s a beautiful morning…

By kate on May 3rd, 2004

I’m so happy right now.
Today is my first day working in our new office in downtown Seattle. I just love being in the city, and my new window cube with a view into the International District. Now I’m going to take my time to organize my cube into a nice place to be. Hopefully later […]

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What I’m Up To

By kate on April 22nd, 2004

I’m still enjoying my job, which has a core of tech support, but since I have a number of different skills, I’m always getting to do projects for various people in the company, so I have lots of variety. I’m also in charge of the company’s CRM system, so I get to […]

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Shitty week, part three

By kate on January 8th, 2004

Today my office was blindsided by surprise layoffs.
 
I have already weathered one round a few months ago, where they got rid of most of one department. Today the powers that be decided to give the ax to seven people sprinkled throughout the company. (Fortunately, I was not one of them.)
 
Some of them, in my opinion, […]

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What I Want to be When I Grow Up

By kate on September 29th, 1999

I assume most adults grow out of their childhood career fantasies. Except for the real astronauts, spies, and movie stars, I assume grown-ups’ work fantasies involve promotions and raises, or maybe working for themselves one day. Except me.
I want to be a cat burglar.
Don’t get me wrong; I’m not at all interested in stealing […]

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