Monthly Archives: September 2009
Work Diary, Sept. 30, 2009: The Daily (Bump And) Grind
24, female, Midtown Manhattan, working in corporate finance. She often wonders if she peaked already, and is now just racing downhill in a speedboat full of misplaced ambition, yuppie angst, and terribly bad work habits. 8:15 AM – Rough Morning I … Continue reading
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Work Diary, Monday Sept. 28, 2009: Going to Hell With Angelina
9:15 AM – I Hate Tim Tebow A few co-workers are talking about Tim Tebow and his concussion. I chime in, saying that I have an irrational hatred for Tim Tebow. They ask me why. Well, it’s irrational; therefore, I … Continue reading
Trying to Find People Who Look Like Me in Network Television
In February, I wrote a post about the lack of diversity on TV: Do We Still Need a Color Television? Here is my assessment of this fall’s new TV lineup. It looks like we’ve made some improvements over the winter … Continue reading
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Work Diary, Sept. 24, 2009: Babies and Marriage
Female, 24, Midtown Manhattan, working in corporate finance. Just a note: I include “waking up” and “getting dressed” as part of my work day, because if I were unemployed, I would do neither of these things. Well, I might wake … Continue reading
Work Diary, Sept. 22, 2009: Old School Pants Day
Female, 24, Midtown Manhattan, working in corporate finance. Career schizophrenic, occasional train wreck, and solicitor of any advice that convinces her to leave finance. 8:15 AM – I wake up late to a John Mayer interview on the radio. I … Continue reading
Top 10 Signs You Should Get a New Job… Top 10 Pickup Lines For Accountants
I had to write some Top 10 jokes for a project I’m working on (entitled, “leaving finance”), so here they are! Also, a reader asked for more accounting jokes, so I included my Top 10 accountant pickup lines as well. … Continue reading
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I Hate Superficiality… But Please, Tell Me How Pretty I Look Today
The nice thing about living in New York City is that, no matter what you look like, every single woman will get catcalled at least once. You could be wearing sweats and shoveling an empanada into your face. You could … Continue reading
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Work Diary: Sept. 17, 2009… The Routine
Female, 24, Midtown Manhattan, working in corporate finance but disillusioned… would prefer to be a writer, but doesn’t have the balls to pull it off yet. Somewhat related to the ‘female’ part. 7:30 AM – Waking Up Monday to Friday, my alarm … Continue reading
Dropping the H-Bomb
This evening as I was walking home from work, I overheard a couple having an animated discussion about dropping the H-Bomb. The stalker that I am, I creepily loitered by a street meat vendor, pretending to be conflicted about a … Continue reading
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Channeling Jay Leno…
On Friday, Derek Jeter passed Lou Gehrig as the Yankees’ all-time hits leader. However, Jeter is still chasing the record for most hits in one night, held by Chris Brown. Thousands gathered in DC on Saturday to protest what they … Continue reading
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