November 2011
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A woman I admire.
A friend of mine recently just posted a blog article that had an online community up in arms with debate. I would like to give credit and props to my friend for having the gusto to post such a controversial article, and also how she gracefully defends her opinion on the subject.
Sometimes posting a controversial topic on such a large network, such at Tumblr, can be frightening. The ability to...
September 2011
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Working from a Coffee Shop
Coffee shops have a great atmosphere and a hip vibe. They [usually] provide free wi-fi and are full of people toting laptops and books, ready to take on the world with their words. When I say coffee shop - do you automatically think Starbucks? If you did, you’d be thinking of the wrong type of coffee shop my friend.
Last week the team and I met up at a coffee shop armed with our laptops,...
June 2011
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Working from home
I have had the luxury to work from home the past two weeks. At first, my family was in town - so I was crazy busy running around trying to get the house clean and the rooms ready. Then the family was in town and it was spent exploring La Grange and downtown Chicago, as well as many trips to Home Depot.
Once they left though, things calmed down - way down. I then missed coming into work. I...
April 2011
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wild chocolate: Work/Life Balance is a Joke →
wildchocolate:
Not the actual concept of achieving a balance of work and life, of course, that you can do. But the phrase “work/life balance” has been thrown around so much by companies that don’t have a clue what it means, touting their excellent work-life balance and benefits, that it has become virtually…
January 2011
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Misconceptions about Software
Before working at a software company, I was that pain in the butt user who wanted everything and wanted it 5 minutes ago. I certainly didn’t know much about what happened on the other end of my screen so I had a couple misconceptions before walking into the industry. Here is what doe-eyed Sara thought before she turned into a SuperHero…
- Time: As a consumer you don’t realize...
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New Year Resolution 2011
Happy New Year Tumblrs!
It’s time to bring on those New Years Resolutions. Every year we (or at least I know that I) make outrageous goals that by the first week of February, have already given up or forgotten about. This year my goal is to make an ambition that I can stick with, and I think I know just what it is…
As a Support SuperHero, someone is always projecting a question mark...
October 2010
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Recruiting 101
In the next few weeks we are going to be going to colleges to do interviews for our software developer position. I got to do my first round of giving interviews last week, and let me tell you - it’s extremely different being on the other side of the table!
Some things I learned from being the interviewer, not the interviewee:
* Be excited. I repeat, BE EXCITED!
* Always dress to fit the...
September 2010
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Raced for the Cure!
Next years goal:
Raise even more money. Recruit more team members.
Train Harder. Run Faster. Kick more butt.
On Saturday September 25th at 8am, FadingRed Raced for the Cure Against Breast Cancer. It was so amazing to see how many people had signed up for such a great and meaningful event! The amount of positive energy was amazing, and the vibe really got you pumped up and...
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Email Etiquette - Why is it important?
Email has overtaken the most common forms of conversation via businesses and their clients. “88 percent of all Internet users in the US use email. This makes email the most popular Internet activity” (http://www.effective-time-management-strategies.com/email-etiquette.html).
A user can access the companies webpage at any hour of the day and send them an email. Many companies will...
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Karma
As I was walking into work yesterday, I saw a homeless duo of teenagers sitting outside on the sidewalk. I, like most folks in Chicago, briskly walked past them as I did not have any change on me. Then again as I was walking in this morning, I saw the same girl in the same spot, only this time she was drenched as it was raining all night and she had nowhere to go. She had to be no more than 14...
August 2010
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It's the little things...
People rarely know they have a good thing until they lose it.
Don’t take advantage of the little things in life.
July 2010
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Customer Service.. or lack thereof.
Customer Service by definition is “assistance and other resources that a company provides to the people who buy or uses its services or products.” I currently work as the support and customer service role at my company. Anyone who has an issue, question, comment, concern or thought, I am at their beck and call. I highly enjoy being the customer service “rep” if you will, because I like...
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Find a penny...
Pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck! (Or something along those lines anyways). While on my stroll through the Southside of Chicago while doing errands it hit me… was my Monday so whimsical because I found a penny that morning? Right on the bus as I was getting off my stop and on my adventure into work… I found a bright, shiny, 2010, heads up penny. I picked it up,...
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Monday Mornings...
It seems as though you can tell a lot about a person in the morning just by riding the bus with them, or even walking down the sidewalk with them. I find that mostly on the busy morning streets of Chicago everyone has a very furrowed brow. Everyone is in a hurry too. I find myself asking - do they ever stop and smell the roses? How many of them wake up in the morning and are actually excited that...
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Graham Elliot
Just had an amazing dinner out with the co-workers. Graham Elliot has a great atmosphere and really sets the mood. For example, the decor on the walls - I thought they were just simple, elegant black boxes filled with lights. In reality, they were black boxes filled with lemons. Lemons!
Now let us discuss the food. Ammmmmazing. I had a deconstructed cesaer salad, a steak/potato/jam concoction and...
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Breast Cancer 5k Donations →
This year, I’m making a big impact on the fight to end breast cancer by participating in the Susan G. Komen Chicago Race for the Cure® in Grant Park on Saturday, September 25 in honor of my Aunt Chris.
My fellow co-workers and I are raising money for our team“FadingPink” (a play on our company name, FadingRed) because breast cancer has affected each one of our families.
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“I maintain that the only thing that got me anywhere was being good to people,...”
– Mike Lee
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New computer!
My new desktop was delivered and now it’s all set up! I <3 new hardware!
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June 2010
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Gadget Grrl Review
Gadget Grrl reviewed Koku!
Check out her podcast here: http://www.lexy.com/feed/episode?id=147035