Archive for October 2008 | Monthly archive page
Much as I’d like to, Newcastle Days is too big to handle by myself. Of course, I still try. Way too much. But year by year, I get a little bit better at asking for help. So I rely a lot on our City Public Works Boys, especially for doing heavy lifting of gates and [...]
Of all the things I ever read about eBay, the topic that rankles me the most is the belief that Customer Support is run by robots. That there aren’t 5,000 people there running around busting their butts trying to make a difference every damn day. (Anyone who’s read my eBay posts may have noticed this. [...]
When visiting my cubicle for the first time, people say one of two things: “Wow. It’s so…colorful…over here”, or “Do you work for eBay?” This is because my cubicle is plastered with just about every piece of event material I’ve created during the year, and a LOT of family photos. Family that includes many, many, [...]
