Entries Tagged as 'illness'

compassion in the workplace

September 23rd, 2009 · 235 Comments

spotted by kirk at “a very high-end consulting firm” in washington, d.c.
classy, right?

related: suck on this

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Tags: d.c. · heartwarming compassion · illness · office

you’re not wrong, walter

July 13th, 2009 · 128 Comments

writes justin in iowa: “this was written by a coworker of mine last winter, and covers three sides of the tissue box. the tissues are long gone, but the box was apparently worth saving, and remains on the desk five months later.”

the full text: I had a cold/cough & I decided to buy some Puffs [...]

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Tags: illness · iowa · money · office · sharing is caring

suck on this!

February 9th, 2009 · 98 Comments

passed along by the unfortunate hacker in question from littleton, colorado…

related: stay home!!!

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Tags: e-mail · heartwarming compassion · illness · noise · office · oh no you didn't

my sadistic dungeon-master won’t let me call in sick

June 8th, 2007 · 19 Comments

explains desi in new york: “i work in a dungeon, (a “we- do-S&M-here” place) and not only is our boss passive-aggressive (really, he is, in a more strict interpretation of the term) he also doesn’t speak english all that well.”now that’s a formula for comic gold. here’s the latest offering, though desi promises many more [...]

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Tags: crazy boss · illness · new york

stay home!!!

June 2nd, 2007 · 22 Comments

(from an anonymous submitter in maryland.)

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Tags: "helpful" advice · exclamation-point happy! · illness · kitchen · maryland · office · spelling and grammar police