Work Totally Sucks? 15 Signs That it’s Time to Switch Jobs
Feeling dissatisfied in your job and not sure if you should start looking for a new position? How do you identify if it’s time to move on? There are several indicators that you can use as a determining factor. Have a look at this list below and see if any of these signs sound familiar. […]
How to Map Out the Best Year of Your Life in 7 Steps
Welcome to 2013! A New Year is a great opportunity to revisit your goals: you’ve got 12 months to make this the best year of your life. But where do you start? How can you make sure that you will look back on 2013 with satisfaction? 1. Work Out Who You Want to Be in […]
Annoying Cafe Staff | Hipster Cafes, I Have Had Enough!
I’ve had just about enough of snooty cafes. “Excuse me…? Um…excuse me? Yes, you with the tattooed neck and the too-cool-for-school attitude, I’m talking to you. Can I possibly get some water here to table 4? Please…?” We’ve all been there. There’s one coffee shop down the road from me that I’ve only walked into […]
Putting the Worst Swear Word to Air: My Dumb Delay Button Drama
Panelling involves coordinating everything to allow a show to go to air by operating the studio panel’s faders, mics, ads system, CDs, sound levels and switches. When you are a panel operator, it’s your job to make sure that the talk-breaks are kept to the designated length by giving the host/s the wind-up and countdown […]
A Poem About a Man I have Forgotten
“Horrible Angel” Horrible angel who waits between my sheets Winged creature with dirty feet Neither nervously pensive nor discreet Every night he disturbs my sleep Murderous saviour he poisons my cup The sweetness revolts me, slow and abrupt I hate him and love him, I want him to see That happily trapped, I still wanna […]
Do You Have Perfect Office Manners? Check This List of 30 To See How You Rate!
Do you have perfect office manners? The workplace has changed, and we have to evolve along with it. One of my goals for 2013 is to have better manners, be more respectful of people, and to try to make people feel happy and at ease in my presence. Amazon Askville says, “Manners create a framework that […]
The Awful Truth About A Woman’s Obsession
You just cannot enter into an obsession lightheartedly. Obsession begins as an interest and escalates into an all-consuming heat that encases all the flesh in hot, winding flashes of uncontrollable desire. At least, that is what obsession meant to Carmen. Life was debased to simply delving between her obsessions, and there was no going back […]
The Most Important Things to Know When asking Your Boss for a Flexible Working Arrangement
I had an argument with my friend yesterday – she’s a manager who looks after 40 staff and is struggling to accommodate everyone’s requests for flexible working arrangements. I, on the other hand, have enjoyed working for a company that actively encouraged its workers to work flexibly: within that organisation there were job sharing directors, […]
Radio in the 90s: An Excerpt
Back in the late 90s, we played all the music from actual CDs, now of course everything is programmed in by specialist computer programs. I was introduced to the announcer Aleesha and I instantly thought she was the coolest person I had ever met. I decided then and there that I wanted to be her; […]
A Crappy Little Love Sick Poem
I tried to follow your advice And heed your clear direction I tried to force your hand this time That’s only my perception And if the world ended tomorrow I would have regret I’d change the way I treated you The game, the match and set It really didn’t all go well But some of […]
What Does a Stripper Wear? A Very Short Story.
This morning I decided to go to the gym. There was this woman yelling at the top of her lungs. I think she was a stripper. How do I know? Tight abs. Terrible clothes. Like a lost hippy from 1998 who had forgotten that she’d gotten old. She was probably only late thirties, but she […]
Trading the Radio Mic for the Gavel
Jason Khay’s Total Career Turnaround Jason Khay had been working his dream job for over a decade, but the dream was no longer as fulfilling as it once was. Khay was a radio “all-rounder”; an announcer, panel operator and producer. It was a career that he really enjoyed, but he felt that new opportunities for him […]
I Wish I Could: Control My Temper
I wish i could control my temper In the Beginning I never yelled I was so nice But now I am awful all the time Now he is trying harder And I feel guilty Awful awful awful I don’t know what to do With this guilt Some days I want to be with him forever […]
100 word Short Story: She’s So Impulsive
“Stop being so impulsive!” he yelled at me with some urgency. I clicked open my shoulder bag and reached far inside, preparing myself for a big fight. “You’re always like this!” he tells me, “Always acting out, not caring about other people!” He’s right, I think, he knows me well. I straighten my skirt and […]