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 17 – Hello Terry O.
Keep ReadingGood news! Through some stroke of glorious miscommunication (a specialty of the CE Dept) – yours truly just gained a new intern! I am really looking forward to finally getting some work done with the able assistance of Terry...
Entry 16 – Peanut Butter List
Keep ReadingSay what? Let me explain. I have received a LOT of positive mail from readers of the YD Intranet. BUT nearly 77.8% of that mail has indicated that I may be headed for heart trouble if I keep holding...
Entry 15 – Stan’s got a balloon!
Keep ReadingHA! I knew this would catch on! Check out Stan Herblonsky’s stab at makin balloon critters for his cubby! Nice work, Stan! (But I think you need to work on your tightening technique.) PS – I never thought I...
Entry 14 – Nice Balloon Collection
Keep ReadingSome people may look at this and think “Gee, HV, nice balloon collection.” Others, of advanced intuition and superior intellect will see, as I do – the limitless potential of the human imagination. In other words, I have begun...
Entry 13 – New Tables
Keep ReadingUpside: New Conference Room Tables in Building 3, Room C-24. Downside: Old staff. LOL! Off to the Noodle Poodle for some nosh!
Entry 12 – Return of the Shitlist
Keep ReadingFirst of all…my apologies, I have finally been granted more bandwidth for this little project of mine – so I will be able to update with some new things I have been learning in my BBEdit class…can’t wait! Now...
Entry 11 – The Little Things
Keep ReadingGawd, sometimes it’s the little things that get me. Ergo I present the following exchange sent to me via email on 2/13 at 10:07:32 am re: my proposal to install a Bacon Station adjacent to OrderUp! HV, I understand...
Entry 10 – Weekend Update
Keep ReadingWell this will go down as one of my top five all time worst weekends EVER. In addition, I have discovered copious amounts of pilling on my formerly favorite sweater vest. (Needleburn calls it my Sweet-er Vest, as I...