Yeah. You can’t scare me, I work with lawyers. And in general, I have an abiding loathing for lawyers. Not the ones I work with (of course) – mostly; but just the general concept. Part of this, I believe, can be attributed to living in California. (California, I believe, is an old Spanish word meaning…
My first job-job was at a fat lady clothing store called Nancy’s Place. I say, my first “job-job” because before that I had made some TV commercials for Nancy’s Place, but I was paid in clothing, not $$$. Which was fine with me, because I wanted clothes more than I wanted $$$. When Nancy’s Place…
Everyone knows that there are two sure things in life – death and taxes. Well, you can add a third – that you can make money off the back of fat people. A somewhat recent entry is the “wellness” industry. These are folks who go to other businesses and recommend wellness programs for the employees…
So, I am one lucky fat old lady in that I get to work from home. I am not so lucky in that I work with attorneys. These are people who charge their clients hundreds and hundreds of dollars an hour. There are highly educated and trained people who are paid to know the law.…
More than ready. I need it to be Saturday. Please? I know I am lucky to have a job. I am lucky to have a job in a very stable industry (law – in California, are you kidding? Somebody is always suing somebody). I am lucky to have a job that I understand and can…
Not the payee – the payor. Who is paying you? That is who you are working for. Got it? That means, you now do things the way your current employer directs. Yes, we know that at your last job you did things differently. Don’t care. Yes, we know you are used to doing stuff a…
A while back, I did a blog that every body is a good body. I got a job offer from that blog post! I was asked: Would you be interested in working at fetishgirls.com? Um. No. Thanks. I did go to the site and it’s what you’d expect. Now don’t get…
The attorneys all arose from their weekend with a frenzy of work they all needed done NOW. First up, a partner, who had sent me a scan after closing on Friday of a huge flipping lease – 22 sheets, but it’s double-sided so it is 44 pages of work. No problem. Only, the partner decided…
This day was so crappy – not awful – just crappy, that it will take me three days to get it out of my system. First, the day actually started out okay. After my shower, my darling husband brought me a delicious cup of coffee just the way I like it; and his cat, Leo,…
Yesterday, it’s getting close to quitting time when one of the lawyers sends me a dictation – a RUSH. Got to have it NOW. Lawyer’s are like that. So I load up the dictation, connect the USB foot pedal, and grab my pink SkullCandy earbuds. I am ready to rock this thing. Except – OW…
Thoughts from a Fat Old Lady 