Personal Policy

by Shannon Wagner on February 2, 2010

in administrative

Every company has a set of  policies. They are the wall between you and what you want or need, oftentimes, and they are in-place for a reason: they protect the interests of the company. (One might also say that they do this in such a way to maximize value to the customer..)

Recently, I’ve become quite a grump. And I’ve had to, unfortunately, create and implement some personal policies. Most of these have been informal policies for many years. For example:

A retail store may not hold my bag while I shop, unless the store is willing to take responsibility for the contents of my bag.

No store is willing to take that responsibility. Weird.

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5 Ways to Add Jumping Jacks to Your Day

by Shannon Wagner on January 29, 2010

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Warning: Jumping jacks in a moving vehicle can be disconcerting. You do not land where you took off. Consult your physicist professor for advice.

The jumping jack is, I gotta say, one of the silliest calisthenics. Not as silly as the squat thrust, but far sillier than the push-up. Kids LOVE ‘em, and for good reasons.

I recently asked my Facebook friends for advice on how to add more jumping jacks to my day. They are a hearty bunch of friends, and they had some great ideas.
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Good Employees Do Bad Head Stands

January 26, 2010 Uncategorized

A head stand is a bar, and I intend to reach this bar within the next 30 days. Wish me luck – I’m going for it. Some people might say the head stand is an achievement, but it’s not – it is a bar. It measures other achievements.
For many years, I have practiced Yoga. I [...]

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It’s a Union Job

January 26, 2010 Uncategorized

I work in technology. It is an industry which is overrun with re-work and redundant red herrings. An old network manager of mine used to say (paraphrased):
If two people are working on a problem, then one of them is wasting his time.
He would say this mostly when he saw a gaggle of us hovering nervously [...]

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Okay, so I am popular. Now what?

January 23, 2010 Uncategorized

There are two steps to achieving contentment in life and work:

Convince others to give you what you want
Then tell ‘em what to give you

Maybe not. Life seems to be more complex.
I recently read an article by a guy named Mike Tattersall, called How To Become Popular at Work. As of today, he has published 1139 [...]

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Hat’s Off, No Coffee

January 20, 2010 MWACC

Today, I introduce two new features of this blog. Two community-oriented features. Your feedback will be much appreciated.
My Hat’s Off
The first is called My Hat’s Off – as in, my hat is off to.. someone or something I support. I explain more here. You can see the feature as a dedicated widget near the top [...]

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