Tag Archives: alienation

mid-thought

i should have known this would happen. i should have seen it coming. i knew it could happen, but then i thought who am to know anything? and i should have seen that question coming. but i knew right away … Continue reading

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a new strategy

I’ve decided to take a new strategy. For every co-worker  I pass in the hallways who does not make eye or smile or say hello, I will find another person with whom  I will initiate eye contact and at least say … Continue reading

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Can’t or Don’t

It’s so strange to me. Confoundingly strange. I can’t seem to converse with any of my co-workers after 4 months on the job. In fact, I am regressing. And the strange thing is… it’s impacting my productivity. There’s a couple of … Continue reading

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spillage

everyday i come here, to this blog, it is my solemn intent to never talk about my job, but i have no choice other than to be honest with you,  and admit that this job is really getting to me … Continue reading

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in the thick of it

just when i think it couldn’t go any higher, i am reaching new highs of alienation at work. there’s so much aggressive male energy, so much of it, it’s this foreign land i do not know how to navigate. it’s … Continue reading

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the village jew

i had no way of getting out of it. the mandatory employee bowling party at my new place of employment (probably topped the charts on my long list of alienating experiences. i did not bowl, but i learned the hard … Continue reading

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