The Slice A Hope-Ful Halloween Tale
For Halloween back in 1980, Julie Schwab and a friend dressed up as Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in “Road to Morocco” outfits.
They wore masks and everything. And they sent a picture to Hope. He wrote back to say thanks. Schwab still has Hope’s signed photo.
Spokane is most like which movie town:
a.) Haddonfield, Ill.
b.) Bedford Falls, N.Y.
c.) Stepford, Conn.
d.) Green Bow, Ala.
Ten things that can make you hate your job:
1. Realizing that, at your business, “quality” is just a slogan.
2. Attending meetings with people incapable of shutting up.
3. Your performance is evaluated subjectively.
4. Reality resembles “Dilbert.”
5. Emotionally erratic managers.
6. Lots of pep talks, few raises.
7. Words such as “empowerment.”
8. Telling the truth is seen as a sign of a bad attitude.
9. Observing career-advancement importance of belonging to certain social cliques.
10. Being second-guessed by committees whose membership criteria seemingly include everything but brains.
Six things that can make you like your job:
1. Working with credit-sharing people who take pride in collaborative accomplishments.
2. Knowing your product or service is important and fairly priced.
3. Your company’s competitors are the embodiment of evil.
4. Customers have sense of humor.
5. Co-workers cover for you when you suffer temporary insanity.
6. No one expects you to get excited about “Dress Casual Day.”
Kids today: “I recently did a stint on crutches to protect a bad knee. I was surprised and pleased on a number of occasions when junior high and/or high school kids, boys and girls, various colors, stepped back to hold a door for me or hurried ahead to open one.” - E.H. McAllister
Forget that Mars and Venus stuff: Here are the real reasons men and women sometimes have a tough time getting along in the workplace.
1. Some men are jerks.
2. Some women are jerks.
3. Women don’t always receive equal pay.
Washington in terms of human anatomy: “Spokane would be the sole of Seattle’s foot.” - Walt Lane
Today’s Slice question: What qualities do you possess that would make you the ideal candidate to replace California-bound Laura Ashley as KXLY-TV’s lead weather forecaster?
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