Category: General

I miss the sunsets in Sykeston, North Dakota. This photo warms my heart.

“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back & realize they were the big things.” – Robert Brault

If you want to run a business, you have to have a plan. Thought some of the links here were pretty interesting. As an employee I find it easier to understand management when I understand what all it takes to run a company. I have an interest from the other side too – I have owned my own soap business. Yes, soap. I make & sell soap, although I haven’t been making as much this past year as I used to because I could not work full time & run a business on the side effectively. Maybe someday I will kick it back into a higher gear than right now. Maybe… Anyways, there are good links on that site for people considering a home based business.

1. The vending machine sells Kool-Aid and sugar in Ziploc bags.
2. Plastic runners lead to every office.
3. Company cars have rag tops and rims.
4. The logo is in graffiti.
5. The hold music is Shaft.
6. You’re pulling six figures. They pay you in cash.
7. President wears leather suits and silk shirts.
8. Secretary wears one sponge roller.
9. Office hours? 10-4. Wednesday to Friday. Maybe.
10. Corporate account at Motel 6.
11. Somebody got shanked in a meeting.
12. Company ID photo is taken in wicker chairs.
13. Waiting room magazines are Right On and a 1969 Jet, with the Beauty of the Week ripped out.
14. When your work voice mail plays “Computer Love”.
15. Dental coverage reimburses for gold fronts.
16. Payroll clerk carries petty cash in her bra.
17. Plastic cover on lobby furniture.
18. Boss has pimp cane.
19. Stationary got another company’s name scratched off.
20. Instead of “Johnson & Associates” it’s “Johnson & ‘nem”.
21. Incense in the bathroom.
22. They let you off early when the new Jordans are released.
23. Your co-workers barbecue on the fire escape.
24. Your VP has gotta be home by 2 pm, because he’s on house arrest.
25. Sexual harassment policy contains the words “poontang” and “ill nana”.

Ok, I can’t decide which checks to get – Laura Ashley or Susan Branch. I could get Mary Englebreit checks through my bank, but they are twice as expensive. I am feeling cheap today (after all that DVD shopping last weekend) so I think I will go this route instead. So, which ones do you like better? Come on, give me feedback!