Category: Personal

Despite being at work all the time, and being constantly busy, I am still a human. I am social. I have a life, family, and friends. I have thoughts and experiences. Once in a while I share them, and when I do, I do so in this category. If you don’t know me personally, chances are you’ll find posts in this category particularly boring.

Every time I tell people that I prefer cold, windy…

Every time I tell people that I prefer cold, windy, rainy weather, they laugh at me, telling me that I’ve picked the wrong country to live in.  Well maybe.  But then they say how weird I am, and how summer is so awesome.  How they love the sun and the beach.  Well, I hope you all are enjoying it then.  While I sit inside, under the air condition turned on to full power.

How to get rid of me

I couldn’t pass up the title of the Lifehacker‘s article “How to get rid of people who overstayed their welcome“,  since I am one of those people who pretty much always overstays the welcome.  I am trying to learn the signs, but somehow they escape me every time.  Even after reading the article, I have to say that this one works best for me:

People won’t always get your subtle hints. Sometimes you need to tell an overstayer directly that the conversation and hang out time is over.

Yup.  Just tell me when it’s the time to shut up and leave.  I never find it offending or rude.  Because I immediately know that you’ve probably tried telling it to me in some other way, and I failed to notice.

Given the size of lifehacker’s audience, and the problem described in this article, I have to say that I’m sort of glad, that I am not, obviously, alone.

Note to employers, both current and future: if I a…

Note to employers, both current and future: if I am looking forward to Friday, then there is something wrong with the work environment.  And if you ask me what it is, I might not even know the answer.  But you should ask me anyway.