That's Refreshing! posted on Jan 18, 2008 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Wednesday I met one of the most interesting potential buyers since I've been working at the condos. The lady was not from around here originally, but I couldn't place her accent. Maybe Russian? Wherever she was from, it seemed she'd...

Virgin No More posted on Jan 05, 2008 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

We were busy at work today. I mean BUSY! We had three new people, two people coming in for appointments and three people who came in for a second or 3rd time. And I took my first deposit. "Yay!" said...

National Mackeral Slap Day posted on Jan 02, 2008 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Okay, I made that up...but I really do think there should be a name for this day. This is the day that everybody goes back to work from however much time they had off. No holidays in sight, except for...

In Which I Make an Executive Decision.... posted on Dec 26, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

and, much like a politician tries to cloak stuff in patriotism, I go so far as to envoke a higher power. Well, politicians do that too, of course. Anyway, here follows the memo I sent to the Uber-boss this morning........

The Jewish Christmas Party posted on Dec 15, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Yesterday I went to the office Christmas Party with the boss and the uber boss. It was a little weird, in the way that office parties are always weird. For one thing, the uber boss harrangued the boss mildly during...

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished....Again posted on Dec 05, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Last night when I was out shopping, I was looking for English chocolate to give to my boss as a Hanukka gift. She said that English chocolate is her favorite kind, since she's from the UK. I was looking for...

Micro Managed to Death posted on Dec 04, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

The worst problem with the slow real estate market is....well, besides it being slow, that not only do I not have all that much to do, but neither does anybody else. This is really bad if you have a manager,...

"Buyers Are Liars" posted on Nov 24, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Today I had one of the most bizarre experiences to date at the condo complex. A woman had made an appointment with our lender to meet in our sales office. The lender was driving up from the Eastern Shore. Now,...

Everybody's Got Problems posted on Nov 15, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Middle management is a crappy job in any industry, but I think in real estate it's especially hard. Tuesday the Uber-boss was in and was telling me that the owner of the company is planning to raise prices over at...

It Wasn't Just Me.... posted on Sep 05, 2007 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Oh, I forgot to tell you....Last Friday, Theresa was nice enough to go with me down to my old job and pick up my stuff. My old classmate The Guy brought us upstairs from the reception area. He said that...

Thank you, and Good-bye posted on Oct 19, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I have no idea how the home showing went - other than that it happened. I came home and there was a realtors card on the table but we didn't get any feedback. At least it was a good excuse...

More of the Same posted on Oct 14, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

While taking a lunch break yesterday, I noticed that someone left a "More" magazine in the coffee room. For those of you not familiar with the plethora of magazines aimed at women ( The Hub says "aimed at making women...

On a roll... posted on Oct 11, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Things are looking up! You know, when I very first started working, I used to draw these little "things" with strange looking antenae and feet and sketch their eyes looking heavenward. I used to leave them on people's desks in...

Wanna Hear an Ethnic Joke? posted on Oct 10, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I'm not totally down on them, depending on the joke, but I don't think any of my neighbors would have wanted to have been in the service meeting I just got out of. "We're working on getting a Mexican to...

Hope, The Bulldog posted on Oct 09, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I'm applying for jobs. Lots of jobs, all kinds of jobs, pick a job, any job. However, that doesn't mean I'm going to TAKE any kind of job, at least I'm going to try not to. I've been trying to...

Takin' Home the Flamingo posted on Oct 05, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Do I dare to ask if my life could get any more stressful? No, actually, I don't dare. Now I have to start looking for another job while working 45 hours a week here because I certainly can't afford to...

Hmm, a Clue posted on Oct 04, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

...this just handed me by the person I'm supposed to "be just like" to keep my job. It's a word for word, quote: "unit overtop desk is tripping water." I could use some " tripping water" right about now!!...

Guess Who? Guess What? posted on Oct 04, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I don't know what my favorite part of the evaluation was. Could have been the part where they asked me to explain how a chiller works - because, as a dispatcher that's suddenly crucial to my roll in making...

Dead Bird Walking posted on Oct 04, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I get my 90 day review in an hour and everybody's treating me like I'm not really here. I've been through this before. Sigh. I feel like I'm going to the gas chamber though. It's only a job. Still, you'd...

Great Exit Line, Anyway posted on Sep 29, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

One of the techs got fired this morning. It was kinda sad because he was a nice guy. Indeed, he really had impeccable manners. We have a new girl in the office, and since she just started she's been steadily...

It's the Law posted on Sep 28, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I'm in another one of my unbelievable situations. The other day in a meeting, someone who has a say in hiring looked right at me and said, " I don't want to hire a black person. They don't have any...

It wasn't THAT funny posted on Jul 20, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

It's taking the techs some time to get used to me and my related sense of humor. In the interest of clarity, especially on the squalk box, I try to speak as plainly and clearly as possible. ( Though I...

Winged Creature Is No Longer a Spring Chicken posted on Jul 05, 2005 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Sit down. There's a lot I haven't told you. You may have guessed at it by now....you may have read what wasn't here. Any news about my health. Any news about my business. Any news about my plans. Well, here...

Where my mind goes when it wanders.... posted on Jun 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

FINALLY the job-in-a-box at Big Deal is coming to an end, on Friday! Actually, I am really going to miss the people at that job. We were discussing the books of John Irving at lunch today. Believe me, this is...

A Better Box posted on May 22, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Wow, I was honored with a comment on my site from the mysterious and clever student-of-the-English language Habid al-Sharif. I wonder if he bears any resemblence to the movie star, Omar Sharif? You know Dr. Zhivago and all of that....

The Great White Liar posted on Apr 24, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Well, the temp assignment that I took couldn't be more different from the Job-in-a-Box I got fired from. It really reinforces with me the notion that my getting fired had nothing to do with my performance, but all about "fitting...

"Oh The Games People Play, Now..." posted on Mar 19, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Things aren't looking too bad today. Maybe I'm getting over the shock of being "let go", even though I could see it coming. Looking back on it, I really think that the most serious problem I had at that company...

The Biology Genius of Kitchen Design posted on Mar 17, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Well this is it. The worst that could happen. Nobody has a job, nothing is on the horizon. I've been unemployed one whole day and already I'm sitting around in sweat pants. Happy St. Patricks Day. ...

"The Excrement Has Hit the Air Conditioning" posted on Mar 15, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Well, the suspense is over. I got fired. Or terminated, or "let go". "You were in your 90 day probationary period, so the cause of severence is just that you were not a good fit for the job. The company...

Being Dory? posted on Mar 11, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

Ok, Rob, I'm back to the white and blue colors which I know are so much easier to read.... It's after midnight. I've been trying to add connections to my new blog. It's relaxing, in a way, making me feel...

The Suspense Continues... posted on Mar 11, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

"Wadaya mean, 'system cannot log you in'? It always could before!" says the Chicken Lady from behind me. The Newfie Lover ( Newfie Head? She really does look like her dog) still isn't speaking to me. Not even when I...

Attack of the Killer Umbrella posted on Mar 10, 2004 by Ginga Cool Cat in category [Job-In-A-Box]

I should have known how crappy today was going to be when I came in this morning and found that my co-worker was actively being attacked by her umbrella in the vestibule of the building. The thing had gotten stuck...