in Swedish, “kontorsskämt” Once in a while, we stumble (online) upon these crazy, over-the-top office pranks: Well, well, who would have thought that Jaakko would witness it first-hand at work today. Lucky for him, it is intended for a colleague who will celebrate his 50th birthday on Monday. Despite being obviously annoying, this gesture is [...]
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office prank
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it is hard to be a woman
Posted in uncategorized on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
in Swedish, “det är svårt att vara en kvinna” I was sitting in an office a few minutes ago, and while I waited for A to finish her phone call, I couldn’t help but admire a famous painting reproduction displayed on the wall. Beside it was a small poster whose title immediately caught my eye. [...]
downtime in july
Posted in uncategorized on June 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
in Swedish, “bortrest i juli” According to TheFreeDictionary, downtime is that “period of time when a machine or system is offline or not functioning, usually as a result of either system failure or routine maintenance.” J said the title wasn’t appropriate because “you’re not a server” and “it won’t be down per se”. But I [...]
