Category Archives: Office Life

Reduction In Force … and a bit of flash

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Cathryn Grant

When I worked for Sun Microsystems, we were plagued with layoffs. Every two years for nearly ten years, there would be a “Reduction In Force” in which several thousand people received “notification”. (Such amazing euphemisms the corporate world comes up … Continue reading →

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The Holiday Dash & the Origin of Suburbia

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

For some reason, my employer has a frenzy of extra activity in November and December, which makes for a challenging “holiday” season as there is really no “holiday” about it. This makes the whole preparation thing feel like a mad … Continue reading →

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The Infinite Moment

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

Steve Jobs certainly isn’t the first high tech luminary to pass away. But as one of the genius-like creators who personifies Silicon Valley, one of the icons who helped birth the PC, made laptops part of our lives, created a … Continue reading →

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Fatal Friday: Writing is hazardous to my health

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

Over the past few years, I’ve had a “few” pounds creep on, all gleefully adhering to the spots women least like to see extra baggage. I work out 4-5 days a week on an elliptical machine, I’ve had on/off bouts … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday: Wired

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

A few months ago, I walked into the lobby of my company’s corporate headquarters and encountered a cluster of aliens. The lobby is beautiful, a sweeping open ceiling up to the second floor and windows looking out on a park-like … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday: Resistance is Futile

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

Although I’m trying to be positive about management’s new directive to stop working from home in order to foster better collaboration, I’m not happy about it. I’ve spent five years building a life around working from home, and that includes … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday: Secret #3 – Weeding

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Cathryn Grant

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. –Michelangelo Today I’m blogging about the third of my three secrets for carving out time to write. The first was Planting – the notion of putting … Continue reading →

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