Shine On
A dirty kitchen space at work inspires Molly to purge the mess.
Sep 21st, 2009
Graduation Day
Call-center extraordinaire Molly finds that change can be a good thing, even at the end of the day.
Sep 14th, 2009
It’s all in the details
Honors graduate Molly's call-center training continues. This week: nothing is so certain as constant contradiction.
Aug 26th, 2009
Tomato, Tomahto
Molly gazes longingly into the office building across the alley.
Aug 19th, 2009
Time after time
Stop me if you've heard this one before: every time I start a new job, I promise myself that I am done showing up late.
Aug 11th, 2009
Who will watch the children?
Can Molly afford day camp? A real life math story problem.
Aug 4th, 2009
Buck up, little camper
Molly asks: if you're actually doing well at your job, are you obligated to keep doing it until something better comes along?
Jul 26th, 2009
Accentuate the positive
"Maybe it's going to be okay," I said to myself as I was stepping off the elevator. But it wasn't long before my sense of control dissipated.
Jul 22nd, 2009
A poetic interlude
A passive-aggressive ode to cube farm life, in acrostic poem form.
Jul 13th, 2009
Is this really happening?
My second night of training was not entirely successful. I couldn't keep up. I kept dropping important words and phrases. The technology overwhelmed me. I forgot to use the appropriate, soothing voice. I was tired and frustrated. Somehow, learning all this new stuff was incredibly stressful AND somehow boring at the same time. I spent a little time wondering how it was possible to be in a total state of fight-or-flight while simultaneously having a bad case of ennui - and then I realized that my pondering had set me back. The rest of class was about two simulated calls ahead of me.
Jul 6th, 2009
So uncool
Molly's first day at the cube farm: what to wear, who to call in an emergency, and how to pick up the most beautiful girl in the room.
Jun 29th, 2009
