One FTE – impressions of a corporate life

Tag: homelife

  • parental pride

    original publish date: 27th December, 2009

    decades on …

    Young kids find corporate life a bit boring. Older kids find corporate life more than a bit abhorrent.

    Can’t take it personally. On occasion, it can be hard to disagree.

    transcript

    FTE: This is where I work, son. My job is to ensure this division meets challenging financial and operational targets.

    FTE Jnr: Do you get to play with the fire extinguishers?

    FTE: What? No.

    FTE Jnr: Sounds boring. Kenny’s dad gets to drive a bulldozer.

    Closing caption: Unless you’re an astronaut, your kids won’t care.

  • it’s not me, it’s you

    original publish date: 23rd December, 2009

    [ INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ]

    decades on …

    This comic was a flippant observation about taking advantage of workplace dating restrictions (i.e., as a handy excuse for rejecting an unwanted suitor).

    While the woman in the comic was portrayed in a position of strength, we unfortunately live in a world where workplace harassment still occurs all too frequently, and an older me just doesn’t want to do anything, even in a tangential way, to downplay the issue.

    So … removed.