by mfg | Feb 15, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
A good friend from my M.A. program shared this with me & it says more than I ever could. Two years ago, I took the Foreign Service exam and passed. I went to Washington for the interview. The city was beautiful in May, and the Canadian was shocked that it...
by mfg | Feb 10, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
I saw an advertisement during the Superbowl for the movie Cowboys vs. Aliens. It’s not a movie that’s really up my alley, but the mental connection that I had made me laugh. The Foundation vs. The Wamulians. When we first moved back to the U.S. from our...
by mfg | Feb 7, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
Hands down. Best office-going-away-present ever. The gift giver knows who she is. And I said, I don’t care if they lay me off either, because I told, I told Bill that if they move my desk one more time, then, then I’m, I’m quitting, I’m going...
by mfg | Feb 3, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
You’re not suppose to say ‘no’ to things. Wait, that’s my story. I’m not suppose to say ‘no’ to things – lest I look weak, unable, or incompetent. I don’t know who to blame (aside from myself) for the creation...
by mfg | Jan 26, 2011 | Life, Work
The idea for this blog started four years ago, but I didn’t know it would be a blog. It was simply a title and a collection of funny things that were happening in my career. I never started writing because I thought “one day, I’ll write a...
by mfg | Jan 11, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
I’m an introvert. 100%. Each year, my parents heard the same things from parent-teacher conferences, “she doesn’t say much, but when she does, its valuable.” It’s not surprising then that public speaking has never been a key interest...
