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How much does your job define who you are, or what your value as a person is? I’ve spent my life making my job a priority over most everything else. My parents were like that, so maybe that’s where I … Continue reading →

Like Joni Mitchell tells us, the circle game is a fact of life. Five years ago, I was a victim of a layoff at the high-tech company I had been at for over four years. After job-hunting for eight weeks, … Continue reading →

She ruled my household for nineteen years. From the start, she was imperious and dominating. She bullied Sula, my other cat, constantly. No matter how many times I told her in no uncertain terms that I was the alpha, there … Continue reading →

I’m a Scrooge when it comes to the holidays, I admit it. I hate the added pressure of: having to buy gifts for people who really do not need any more material ‘things’  attending work sponsored parties – I already … Continue reading →

Charles Darwin said “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” I think of these words as I walk through my … Continue reading →

Shortly after posting that I had only been laid off once, ta-da! I got laid off for the 2nd time in my silicon valley career. I went through the usual gamut of emotions associated with grieving; denial, shock, pain, anger, … Continue reading →

I try to say thank you to the universe at least once a day. I really think the universe is listening and appreciates it. Also, it’s hard to be angry or depressed if you’re whispering a mantra that goes “thank … Continue reading →

How about this fiasco at a startup that shall remain nameless: A systems engineer installs new SW at a beta site on Friday, and only a small portion of the design/support team is aware of it. On Monday, someone on … Continue reading →

I’ve been here long enough to know two things: 1. I’m incredibly lucky in that I’ve been steadily employed for my entire time here (except for 2 weeks many years ago after being laid off from a failing family owned … Continue reading →