Putting the power in your ogre
It’s been 10 years since I was in high school. While this may seem like a long time, it actually also feels like a long time. In reflection, I realized that I learned many life lessons in high school which still impact me to this day. Some of those things are…
It was a beautiful Saturday morning and my wife and I went for a walk in our hometown to the local coffee shop. It is the kind of coffee shop that encourages you to boycott Starbucks, drink locally roasted coffee, and join the community center yoga class. I actually enjoy the atmosphere at this particular place which is one of the main reasons I patronize it…
Elevators are small cramped spaces into which people willingly place themselves so that they can be hurled up and or down a vertical shaft which will eventually get them where they need to be. For people who work or live in a high rise, or even a two story building, elevators are a part of daily life. While the time spent in an elevator is usually not long, there are…
- Stereotypical Employee Profiles is a recurring feature on PowerOgre.com. It’s meant to be a humorous look at the different personalities we all work with. These profiles are a complete generalization and not based on specific individuals. Read on.
In the continuing series of articles devoted to characters that seem to be common in all workplaces, I will next focus on “the guy who should be fired but never…
There are many less than pleasant or downright demeaning jobs in existence in the world today. Just ask a Chinese sweat shop laborer making stuffed animals 16 hours a day for those “claw” vending machines at the entrance of Walmart. While this is a truly unpleasant job, I would argue that the most unpleasant job in existence is that of a toilet cleaner. There are many different…
