Something nice…
If you’re like me, you grew up being told, repeatedly and often, that it’s best not to say anything at all if you can’t say something nice. Sure, it’s probably good advice to help prevent the...
View ArticleA message from the union…
Well, well, well. At long last, the workforce received an email today from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1904. Therein they officially provided notification that they...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. AFGE Local 1904. Here we are 36 weeks past the “end of max telework” and the union, such as it is, still hasn’t come through on delivering the new and improved telework agreement. Now, I’m told,...
View ArticleGeorgia on my mind…
I’m not sure if I’ve written about it here before. If I have, I can only beg your indulgence. You try writing up 4,000+ posts across more than a decade while trying not to cover the same ground too...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. AFGE Local 1904. Here we are 39 weeks past the “end of max telework” and the union, such as it is, still hasn’t come through on delivering the new and improved telework agreement. Now, I’m told,...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. Management. I spent the better part of a year beating on AFGE 1904 when they were standing between me and a perfectly acceptable new telework agreement. Don’t think for a minute that I won’t give...
View ArticleNot What Annoys Jeff this Week…
I generally reserve the length and breadth of this space on Thursdays to bitch and complain about whatever three things have most agitated and annoyed me over the week. In what’s probably an...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. Morale building activities. Our office seems determined that it’s going to lick the morale problem by doubling down on potluck lunches and after-hours team building events. I invite you to piss...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. AFGE Local 1904. Here we are 20 weeks past the “end of max telework” and the union, such as it is, still hasn’t come through on delivering the new and improved telework agreement. So, we’re still...
View ArticleWhat Annoys Jeff this Week?
1. AFGE Local 1904. Here we are 25 weeks past the “end of max telework” and the union, such as it is, still hasn’t come through on delivering the new and improved telework agreement. So, we’re still...
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