Tag: work
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YOU drive the bus!
Ok, I understand that parents are outraged, and I probably would be too, but you have to admit it is a little funny. I think we’ve all had days where […]
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Advantages of working from home
Hugh Hefner has it right. It’s great working from home because you can wear a bathrobe all day. Now where’s my martini?!
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Back to the grind
Today most Swedes go back to work from the holidays. The subways and buses will be full of bleary-eyed people chugging coffee and wondering where all those mornings in bed […]
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Meeting
Am I the only one taking my vitamin D up here in Sweden? Everyone seems quite depressed lately. Today was the first day back at work from the holidays. They […]
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The office Christmas tree
They asked me to decorate the tree at work. This is how you do things when you never want to be asked again:
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Plan B
My co-worker received a phone call last week from a customer who could not get the product she wanted because it was sold out. “What will I do now?” the […]
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Halloween costumes
Next week is fall break here in Stockholm – much like spring break, but in the fall…. yeah, you get it. Anyway, because so many kids are going to be […]
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Pop the cork, it’s time to work
One great thing about Stockholm. Every job I’ve worked at, there’s always a bottle of champagne in the fridge.
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Nap time
I was reading an article in the paper earlier this week about activities on the subway. Five people were polled regarding what they like to do while riding the subway. […]
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Old-fashioned
A 10 year old girl asked to use my desk phone yesterday. Here’s how it went: Girl: How do I dial? Me: Just dial direct. You don’t need anything special […]
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TAKE IT!
One of the cultural differences I noticed when I moved to Sweden is that Swedes will never take the last of anything. If you attend a Swedish party, by the […]
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Tea
I came across a box of Russian tea the other day. I thought, “Hmm…. what makes this tea Russian?” So I looked at the description which said, “tea with citrus […]