Sign of the Times, or, I Smell a ...

Think your office is bad? Last week, at my office they caught another rat on our floor. That's right, they've now caught TWO huge rats on our 2nd floor of cubeville.

The first rat was a bit of a dare-devil. He actually had the nerve to go running around between cubes, in plain sight, on a Thursday afternoon. He ran through my neighbor's cube and then sat in a crack inbetween a cube wall and some filing cabinets. That's when I was able to shine a light and see his beady little eyes. Big sucker... 'bout 8 inches long, not counting the tail. Needless to say, we called the "physical plant" and they set out traps.

Everyday, when I go to get my morning coffee, I am reminded by their presence by seeing a huge trap, baited with creamy peanut butter, under the sink.

No one escapes downsizing at our office. Last month, there was one person that got layed off on our floor, but 'the man' also got rid of all living plants in the building (besides personal cubicle plants) ... because of downsizing. Thankfully, I doubt if they will take away our free coffee again on account of the Total Media Havoc that ensued when Bernie took it away 4 years ago. (It made one of the top 5 dumbest things on wall street) However, there are rumors of more layoffs in june.

"Sometimes I think the reason we don't like certain people is because we feel insecure around them. We like to chalk it up to political or philosophical difference, maybe, but the truth is, if we are honest, we are drawn to those who validate us and affirm us, and we resist those who don't."