Archive for Work
Today was complicated. (Wrote this post late Wednesday night, posted it Thursday morning. In this post, today means Wednesday.) On the one hand, I was super anxious. Higher anxiety levels than I’ve had in a long time. I wouldn’t call it a panic attack exactly, but very very stressful. On the other hand—partly because of […]
As of today, I’ve been employed by Google for fifteen years. As I’ve written on past anniversaries, I had never previously stayed at any one company for more than five years. And when I started at Google, it wasn’t a very good fit. (For example, at the time, I liked to refer to the company […]
The long-planned official blog post about the editorial style guide that I own/maintain at work has finally gone live, as...
(Sumana pointed out recently that I've been remiss in updating this blog lately. I'll try and post a catchup entry...
I recently remembered something that happened when I was being interviewed for my current job, back in 2004: I think...
My company doesn't have sabbaticals per se any more, but they do allow people to take extended unpaid leave, with...
Woke up at 5 this morning, from an anxiety dream in which Arthur was chastising me for not having finished...
Note to people applying for jobs: It's probably not a good idea to say, in your cover letter or resume,...
Pro: Am in Hawaiʻi. Con: My suitcase didn't arrive on my flight, and the airline person wasn't even a little...
I meant to write a bunch of long-delayed blog entries while on vacation last week, but it somehow never happened,...
Ten years ago today, I started working at my current job. I had never stayed at one company for more...
Yesterday at work, I got half a dozen requests from an automated system to remove Sara's name from various permission...