Life-in-Progress

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Archive for 2005

Just Called "Boss"

Posted by Alora Posted on Jun - 07 - 2005

Over the years at my old company, I developed the habit of referring to my bosses just that way — “Boss.” That title specifically stuck with one of them, and it evolved into my general term of endearment for him. I have caught myself slipping a couple of times since starting my new job and  [ Read More ]

Categories: Mentors

The Electronic Leash

Posted by Alora Posted on Apr - 29 - 2005

When I was weighing my two different job offers as part of my move to NYC, one of the reasons I chose the in-game video game advertising instead of staying in ecommerce is that I have been in ecommerce for the past five years. And one of the most unfortunate side-effects of ecommerce is that  [ Read More ]

Returning Chutzpah (At least at work, anyway)

Posted by Alora Posted on Apr - 20 - 2005

Work today is proving just what I needed for my focus. First, my Director of QA irked me, but since that is neither anything new, nor the source of my epiphany, I’ll skip that for now. However, my Director of Integrations is fair game, and he just issued me the most pissy-ass challenge I could  [ Read More ]

Categories: Career & Professional

The Fork in the Professional Road

Posted by Alora Posted on Apr - 06 - 2005

So, I have two job interviews this week, about which I am feeling highly conflicted. One of them is a contracting position, which holds a tremendous amount of appeal — I like the idea of not having any long-term commitments to an organization, getting the opportunity to sample different environments and roles, and then being  [ Read More ]

Categories: Entrepreneurs, Mentors