A few things I've learned working for a nameless pharmaceutical company:
You can't complain about being tired and getting up early, to someone who was in the army.
Anthrax jokes are not entirely appropriate at a pharmaceutical company.
When two people arrive at opposite sides of an airlock, they most often hesitate, and then enter at the [...]
Work lessons
Nov 9, ’01
12:00 PM
Morning routine
Nov 8, ’01
12:00 PM
My morning routine of getting up and going to work gets about 3 or 4 minutes longer each day. I do the same things, I just do them slower and slower. I stand an extra minute under the hot water of the shower… I pull my socks on and tie my shoes a little more [...]
Papercut
Nov 7, ’01
12:00 PM
I got a papercut on my finger yesterday. It wasn't a big deal, but it is now at the very-dry-skin-so-the-cut-reopens-every-time-I-move-my-finger stage. This is just a royal pain in my… well, finger.