Missing my fastball tonight

Hey Gang -- I don't have much tonight, so I'll just post some random HR/work thoughts.

* How long can I go without a raise, praise, or somebody checking just to see how I'm doing?

* Seriously, when you're the lonely only HR person, no one really cares how you're doing (or when they ask, do they actually mean it).

* I had lunch today with someone at an impressive company. He was talking about what the company was doing to develop him, etc. I almost cried with jealousy.

* I once went an entire week at work without speaking. This was about eight years ago. Exactly zero people noticed.

* That same week, I watched every DVD I owned while at work.

* It's amazing what people would rather have than money: tattoos, more cars than they need, vanity plates. Functionally by purchasing these items (unless they are a necessity), what you are telling the world is this: "instead of money, I'd rather have this."

* I think if you are the lonely only HR person you should be required to be given the perk of a monthly occupation counselor, just to speak to. You don't have to go, but it's nice to know the option exists.

* If I had a slogan for this blog, it might be, "destroying my career, one blog post at a time."

* If I get a new job, I might quit this blog.

* If I get a new job, goal #1 is going to be outwork everyone at that job.

* Right now, at DeltaHouse, goal #1 is "try not to punch 90% of your co-workers in the head."

* I apply to one job every day, sometimes two.

* I once sat in a meeting room for 90 minutes waiting on a boss to show up for the meeting. She came in... finally smelling of cigarettes and carrying a Starbucks.

* Never once has a boss told me what they want me to do and what I need to do to get to where they want me to be. I've had a ten-year career so far.

* I've considered trying to fire someone just to see if any work actually gets missed

* That previous point might prove that I'm a sociopath.

* One of my taglines at work is, "This conversation isn't going to end in a way that's going to make you happy." It come out after ten minutes where the conversation with an angry employee isn't going anywhere.

* The next good boss I get will be my first. I've had seven so far.

* I once got a pure, genuine complement at work and came close to tears of joy.