A Dollar Short
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Shine On
Sep 21st, 2009 by Molly SwensonA dirty kitchen space at work inspires Molly to purge the mess.
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Graduation Day
Sep 14th, 2009 by Molly SwensonCall-center extraordinaire Molly finds that change can be a good thing, even at the end of the day.
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It’s all in the details
Aug 26th, 2009 by Molly SwensonHonors graduate Molly's call-center training continues. This week: nothing is so certain as constant contradiction.
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Tomato, Tomahto
Aug 19th, 2009 by Molly SwensonMolly gazes longingly into the office building across the alley.
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Time after time
Aug 11th, 2009 by Molly SwensonStop 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.
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Who will watch the children?
Aug 4th, 2009 by Molly SwensonCan Molly afford day camp? A real life math story problem.
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Accentuate the positive
Jul 22nd, 2009 by Molly Swenson"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.
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A poetic interlude
Jul 13th, 2009 by Molly SwensonA passive-aggressive ode to cube farm life, in acrostic poem form.
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A DOLLAR SHORT
Is this really happening?
Jul 6th, 2009 by Molly SwensonMy 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.
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A DOLLAR SHORT
So uncool
Jun 29th, 2009 by Molly SwensonMolly'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.