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I had to buy my own noise-canceling headphones for work. My cube neighbor on the other side of the wall is a hummer.  When he starts humming, I'll put on...

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My wife and I won't be traveling to visit this Thanksgiving or Christmas. We're both in high-risk categories and COVID-19 cases are rising in South Carolina. Nor will we be...

ROT13? Is that still in use? I haven't seen it used in three decades. Thanks. That was a blast from the past.

I've worked in extreme environments before, but not on the scale that Steve is talking about.

1. I worked for a medical private practice that had only one doctor; that person...

It is easier to get answers or insight working in the office.  Remotely, there's no way to determine if a person is at their desk to ask a question. I...

COVID-19 curtailed and changed American Kennel Club events. Tomorrow, we're taking our four-year old Beagle, River, to Charlotte, NC to run in Fast CAT runs, a 100 yard dash. In...

I worked in QA at one of the BUNCH companies (Borroughs, Univac, NCR, CDC, and Honeywell) in the 70's to mid 80's. Engineering would say "We met our  deadline." and...

No! Absolutely not! Well, it may work with the right people.

At work, there was a woman, Diana, who thought she was project manager extraordinaire; probably because she once worked for...

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However, working from home has introduced some unexpected problems. In August we had to put down out 13-year-old Black Lab mix. I had hoped that she'd make...

However, working from home has introduced some unexpected problems. In August we had to put down out 13-year-old Black Lab mix. I had hoped that she'd make it through...

• This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by  Ralph Hightower.

One day, our home at two separate hour long power outages. After the second power outage, the cable internet didn't come back. Fortunately, we have a mobile hotspot and I...

Earlier in my career, I may have considered it; but I wouldn't won't to work where most of one's life is spent commuting. In 1994, I took a temporary contract...

In that Denver office example, it seems rather silly to require the people at the office, but everyone attends meetings via Zoom behind their closed door offices.

My work environment has...

Thanks Steve.