Archive for October 2006

Hospital Corners

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 19 October 2006, with 25 comments so far.

by Amy Silver
Pam looked at me and said, “You know how to do hospital corners. Right?”
I agreed.
“You would be surprised how many of ‘em don’t.”
I made the bed while she cleaned the bathroom, and I was glad that was the end of the discussion. I hadn’t claimed housekeeping experience when I applied for this job […]

We’re Letting the Spammers Win…

Posted to 400 Words News on 15 October 2006, with no comments so far.

It’s October 15 and there’s a romantic chill in the air in New York City. I’m experimenting with selling text link ads on this page, a bit curious as to whether there’s enough traffic to net any money for the project or not. The company I’m using has a very fascinating “Text Link Ad Calculator;” […]

The Sad Professors

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 15 October 2006, with 10 comments so far.

by Stephanie Hammer
I am one of the sad professors. We came to the university at the tail end of the 60’s or like me in the early 70’s and we had seen the STRAWBERRY STATEMENT and gone to Woodstock (I went with my boyfriend, but his parents wouldn’t let us stay, because the scene seemed […]

Start Using Your Degrees

Posted to Stories on the topic of Work on 12 October 2006, with 7 comments so far.

by Matt
I graduated from college in May 2006, and I have been employed at Start Using Your Degrees Inc. ever since. I graduated with degrees in English and Communications, and finding somewhere to use them is proving to be more difficult then earning them. However, there’s a good chance that this could be due to […]