H.V. Smith’s
“The View From Up Here”
An honest “man on the ground” weblog from the cubicle lined trenches at YD Industries sprawling New Rochelle campus. This is your unadulterated source for information, gossip, and company cultural reports from a guy with his finger on the pulse.
Entry 25 – Audit prep means another Shitlist!
Keep ReadingACK! If I hear one more stupid thing about audit prep… time for another Shit List: Cancellation of the Holiday Ice Skate and Chili Party. Apparently not enough people signed up. I saw the list in Cindy’s outbox. It...
Entry 24 – Farewell to Tyra
Keep ReadingIn case you didn’t see this – it came in coded green from the supercomputer at 7:22pm, Thursday: “It is with great sadness that we bid adieu to our dear Deputy Director of Administration (and President of the Terrier...
Entry 23 – Hot quarterly staff retention action
Keep ReadingUrgent note – priority set to high! To the visiting consultant from the Gavena Group assisting us through the desktop actualization and subsequent reauthorization process: You are in need of an immediate and radical hygiene intervention! That mustache should be quarantined...
Entry 22 – Emotional goodbyes
Keep ReadingAn emotional week with Terry O. leaving (thanks to all who joined in to get TO the very nice YD Hologram lapel pin. It DOES look she’s winking!) Now…since I’m feeling low…and not just my blood sugar…I present another...
Entry 21 – Campus restaurant map
Keep ReadingEnough already! After so many requests from my fellow office foodies (Tricia, that includes you) to map out my local food faves, here you go: Big Ups to Terry O, graphical map master, who spent the better part of...
Entry 20 – Spring Spectacular Shitlist
Keep ReadingWow. It’s starting to get warm outside – thank god for my personal cooling device. It fits snugly around my neck and keeps me cool all day long! Thanks to intern supreme Terry O. for the helpful hint! And...
Entry 19 – YD Mail Services Policy
Keep ReadingSo here was an interesting bit from a recent email. Seems my recent flurry of eBay purchases has set off some kind of alarm higher up. TGFTN (Thank God for Tom Needleburn)! Begin forwarded email: YD Mail Services provides...
Entry 18 – Gnaw on this
Keep ReadingFirst off, thanks to the Sunshine Committee for spreading the word about my recent ailment. I can’t tell you how much I appreciated the awkward glances in the elevator these past few days. Here’s a few other things to...