And yes, it's satire, people.

Thanks for the disclaimer. I never would have guessed.

No, seriously, I wouldn't.

Crossposted with Bitches

I just got a package containing soaps and other nice smelling things for -t from someone in DC. I can read the real life name on the outside of the package just fine, but the signature inside got smudged, so I can't read it, and (although I am pretty sure I should), I don't know how the real life name translates to board names.

Could whoever sent it let me know? Thanks!

Oh, thank god I didn't have to use a PA system.

I think a lot of people on the board have phone fear. I am surprised at how many succesful women I know personally who have it. I await our anti-depressant specifically for phone fear.

I think a lot of people on the board have phone fear.

t raises hand

Yup. I even have a problem calling people I know and love.

t raises hand for phone fear

I have mild phone-fear. My phone fear used to be much greater, especially back when I used to stutter.

It always surprises me that the people with phone fear are often some of the most articulate people I know.

Yup on phone fear, but fortunately primarily with outgoing calls. It'd be even worse to work in a call center with incoming phone fear.

For all women are supposed to be inveterate chatterers, I wonder why phone fear is so prevalent? My reasoning is I hate to think I'm interrupting or imposing. Hubby is a chatterbox and gets/makes far more calls than I do.

Kristen, I worked in the OCR office at Columbia Housing for a Rob L. Ring any bells?

I'm the person in my group who doesn't have a phone phobia, or at least, I get the best results out of phone contacts. Considering how much the job consists of having to deal with state employees whose helpfullness can be iffy, at best, it's a challenge to get info sometimes, but I like to schmooze them, and it usually works.

Non-fulltime jobs I've had:

Ponderosa waitress
dorm cafeteria: dishroom, then cook's ass(istant), then front desk checking of student IDs
coordinator of campus escort service (volunteers walked people from campus to dorm/apartment, a good idea in downtown Milwaukee)
circulation desk at main campus library
summer job of cataloging biology prof's backlog of journal articles, crossreferenced on index cards (pre-widespread computer use)
TCBY
a/v and reserves desk at library
grocery store bagger
Michaels craft store--cash register and then floral counter (I can still make big fancy bows, so not a complete waste)
Blockbuster video (never ever work here--save your sanity)
Clothes store
Book store

I've gotten by on only one job for nearly three years now, and the relief of having my weekends off is immense.