Here’s what a reasonable rule for employee purchases would look like: Stealing from the company is grounds for termination. It’s […]
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About that last featured image
The featured image for my recent post griping about overly marked $20 bills used this image, which I found on […]
On marking bills
Speaking of using cash as an advertisement, I took in a $20 bill the other day that had Harriet Tubman’s […]
Coworker profile: the cashier of tomorrow
Because sometimes it isn’t a customer, manager, or suit making my job less bearable… I was working five nights a […]
Unpleasant design: a tale of two laundromats
The laundromat closest to my house was, at one time, a gas station. It stayed vacant for a while before […]
“Please and thank you” is an insult
Those of us with more than an hour’s exposure to the English language have probably heard the terms “please” and […]
The most useless appliance in the store (so far)
I went in to work one day and found this thing taking up space on the side counter: That’s the […]
Bangor City Hall’s proposed renovation boondoggle
Last week in my local paper: The first floor of Bangor City Hall could look pretty different in the coming […]
I strongly dislike Pepcoin
Through labels on the packages of brands of chips I don’t usually buy I have been informed of the existence […]
Customer profile: the card player
Here’s a recent interaction I had with a customer who brought a hot dog up to the counter: “Excuse me, […]
Ray of Infamy 