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I’m working VO (Virtual Office) or OOO (Out Of Office) today. Call my cell if you need to talk.
I learned what OOO stood for last week. I always write “working from home” (not “WOH”) and will continue to do so.

It’s 8:03am, Thursday, March 8. I’m the only one in the office. I think I’m the only one on the whole building floor. This is a common occurrence.
What happened to punctuality?
Or maybe it’s a holiday and nobody told me.

You’ve got 30 seconds - A Glimpse and a Hook describes how a typical IT manager quickly scans resumes for potential job candidates, knowing what to look for and what to ignore. Knowing the current industry lingo may work for a recruiter, but not for the person who’s going to conduct the job interview. [...]

We have some American executives visiting the office this week. I went around with them, introducing them to the team. Yes, I am almost in their echelon.
Scary.

Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea:
Except for a few heretics it is almost universally accepted that mayhem would ensue in the workplace if people knew what their co-workers, their managers or - gasp - the CEO was making.
Companies must attempt to pay their people as fairly as possible. You might think a company should [...]

I’m working on a J2EE project for a major car manufacturer. The coding phase deadline is May 15. We’re about 40% complete, having yet to create the Actions (we’re using Struts), Formbeans, struts-ifying the JSPs; plus we have to finish code reviews and unit testing. It’s going to be a busy week. [...]

A co-worker (Greg) and I are going to start playing chess at the office tomorrow. We’ve bragged to each other about our past victories and talent, but I haven’t played in a long time, although I used to be rated in the 1500s. I’ve forgotten the names and strategies of openings (although I [...]

Tags: chess

Ever wonder how to hack an elevator to own it for your trip and not be stopped on any other floors?
While some elevators require a key, others can be put into “Express” mode by pressing the “Door Close” and “Floor” buttons at the same time. This sweeps the car to the floor of your choice [...]

Tags: elevators, hacking

OfficeGuns:
We are keeping to strict rules about our guns.
* The materials should be common in most offices.
* You should not have to break or physically modify the elements of your gun.
* You should be able to build and fire your gun in less [...]

Stereotyping Your Office:
…the current issue [July 2005] of Psychology Today offers up what your office area says about you.

Level of Personalization – How much personalizing (i.e., decorating) a worker does to their space indicates the level of security in their environment.  They are comfortable enough to make it their own.
Tidiness – Although we try to [...]

My colleagues and me at the end of a work week.
The Animated Fight is still my favorite.
(via J-Walk, which was via Waxy.org)

Throw the wad of paper into the trash bucket located in the windy office. It’s a Flash application.

In Detroit high school opens its desktops, a school converted from using Microsoft Office to OpenOffice, saving lots of money and not requiring hardware upgrades.
OpenOffice.org is…
an office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
Pender and I have been using it at [...]

Docilis - the internal watch:
Docilis trains the wearer to live without a watch, by internalising the time. The watch delivers a small electric shock to the wrist at regular intervals. The wearer learns to internalise the time and no longer depend on their watch.
The site also has the Electrophile keyboard:

Corporate Fun!:
Download the posters below, print them and hang them in your office. Put them in normal places, where no one will suspect they’re fake. Fellow employees willl be angry and frustrated feeling the unbearable weight of tiranic management on their backs. Managers won’t dare remove them because there’s always the possibility of it coming [...]