Workplace

So My Friend Didn’t Get A Job, Even Though He Has 20-Years Experience In The Industry
My friend applied for a job. I was sure that he would get it. The successful applicant was required to have at least 1-year of experience in the media industry.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf4 years ago in Confessions
Unintentionally Unbound
I went from having an enviable position on paper, I suppose. I had a government job, with average pay. I was not the bottom of the rung, holding what might be considered a lower middle ranking. I benefited from a fair amount of autonomy with no one reporting to me. It was such a good deal that I stayed in that role for over 11-years, despite a lot of background issues, restructures, rationalisations and associated reactive poor management decisions. Most of these were central decisions, rather than local ones, as is often the case in government.
By JoJoBonetto4 years ago in Confessions
Two interesting experiences as a freelance content-writer
ME AND MY BIG MOUTH. SERVES ME RIGHT! I admit I am one of the biggest hypocrites. Only consolation is that having honestly admitted this fact makes me that much less a hypocrite.
By Hari Prakash4 years ago in Confessions
To Avoid Going Back To The Office, I Reported The Company For Violation of Covid-19 Regulations
I hate working from the office. I can’t stand the open spaces, the senseless meetings, the small chats, the coffee breaks, the public toilets, the smell of “sweaty” bodies.
By Oberon Von Phillipsdorf4 years ago in Confessions
Must I Grovel Before My Co-Workers Take Care Of Their Shit?
Yesterday I asked my co-worker how our office toilet flushing system worked. He stared at me in confusion, but I made him show me. I had to be sure of the system everyone else was using. I had to know if I had accidentally discovered an easier means. A Eureka! moment.
By Oly Awamba4 years ago in Confessions
I Landed My Dream Job as a Case Manager for the Homeless. And Then 8 Months Later I Quit.
The Beginning I have had a heart for the unnoticed and underserved for as long as I can remember. When I was young, my best friend and I used to sell Girl Scout cookies door to door (we lived in a small town, and this was years before this kind of activity was frowned upon.) Along our route, we’d identify older people who seemed lonely, and then each holiday, we’d make each of them a card and slip the card into their mailboxes.
By Lena_Ann4 years ago in Confessions
Holiday Retail Rant
*This story was rejected by Vocal on the basis that it made assertions of personal beliefs. I can attest that there are a few personal beliefs involved, but this is a matter of fact, not fiction.
By Jaime Winter4 years ago in Confessions
Why I Said Goodbye To Medium
So today is my 1st day on Vocal. I have heard about this from the medium itself. I don't know what to write here, saying, but yaa, it always feels good to try something new!
By David Aneja4 years ago in Confessions
Breaking Out of the Prison of Conventions
As a writer, no-one would call me a conventionalist. As editor, no-one would pin a tag on my back and label me a feminist.
By Josephine Crispin4 years ago in Confessions
Why Using .Xref Is a Must
This piece is dedicated to all the designers who have to work with different areas and even companies on the same project. It does sound intense, huh? But it can be really easy if you know some tricks and have some under your sleeve. Here, I share with you a really important one!
By Sharing Randomly4 years ago in Confessions
Poker Face
Seven glasses of booze and a lot of money. It was a typical Wednesday for me, but apparently it was a fantastic day for them.
By Patrick Sweet4 years ago in Confessions
I fell in love with my FWB…
It’s the way he made me feel, the way he made me laugh… but mostly, the way it brought back my passion for trying new things and the sense of adventure. I felt dead inside, no motivation, no emotions. He was the best thing that happened to me but also the worse thing. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way… I wasn’t supposed to fall in love. What happened?!
By Carla SofiiLove Garcia 4 years ago in Confessions