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So, I finally left that freaking wretched place. Last year this time I was talking about not using my brain enough and now it is too much! I am just wanting to be at a place where people APPRECIATE how hard I work and leave me to it. Is that possible or even probable regarding […]
Read MoreWorkplace Blues I feel kicked in the teeth as I walk in the door My demeanor changes and my voice loses its cuteness I weep while preparing for my monotonous call I wake up exclaiming thanks to God for a new day but I enter the building of dread and despair feeling less than Beat […]
Read MoreSo January so far has been me writing a couple of poems, cleaning up, returning to a mundane job, and not getting enough sleep. I can’t determine if it is seasonal affective disorder that is the culprit with all of the cloudy and rainy and dreary days. Or if it’s because Christmas is over and […]
Read MoreSo, I have been on the job 5 weeks and wow. Every second of the day I am busy texting, emailing and calling, so I have no extra time. I squeeze in a call with my honey before and after work and a tiny bit in between but I have no time to write. That […]
Read MoreSo, I am a smart lady. Not Einstein level, but I have a pretty good balance of book and street smarts. I don’t have to drone on about how many degrees I have because education doesn’t = intelligence. I know people with no formal education who are very successful. They either have mega experience, or […]
Read MoreSo, the last couple of weeks have equaled: broken laptop, iPad that isn’t keeping a charge, 550 dollar car repair, end of my main source of income (soon), new gig delayed by 6-8 weeks. In summation… LIFE IS HARD!!! But in my […]
Read MoreSo, if you are like me and have definite job dissatisfaction and feel that you are not only getting paid a lot less than you are worth, but your efforts are being sabotaged constantly, then you may want to get the heck out of dodge to a place that will make you happy. After all, […]
Read MoreSo, I work for this person and she drives me effing crazy. She constantly adds to the laundry list of things that she has for me to do. And she asks in a round about way how to improve things and when I tell her in different and diplomatic ways, she never takes my advice […]
Read MoreSo, have you ever worked for an individual or a non-profit, or had your own small business? If you have, you can attest to the fact that there are benefits to going smaller, in other words, not working for a big company or business. You know, the whole thing about getting to perform multiple tasks […]
Read MoreSo, I have 2 freaking Master’s and can’t land/keep a professional job. Is it because I am not smart enough or talented enough? No. It is because I live in a highly competitive area, so much so that there are more people with advanced degrees than anywhere else in the country. The young 20 something […]
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Simply Dee in D.C. 
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