When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, one of my main jobs each year was to organize their annual book awards program. One of my most memorable experiences during this time was when of our members submitted her book in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. I looked at the book and saw […]
I made a somewhat cryptic reference to a special project I'd been given in a previous post on My 10 Favourite Things About My New Job. At the time, I said “I'm not going to talk too much about it here yet but I've been given a special project to work on that is about […]
The Riders aren't the only ones in Saskatchewan hoping to win a big prize this weekend – it's also time for the annual Saskatchewan Book Awards. Except for last year when I was in Ontario for school, I've attended every Gala since 1997. I served on their board for three years… (one of these people […]
Here's another online personality test. As with any of these types of things, you can take issue with some of the questions and how they are open to interpretation in different ways but it's still fun to see if it matches with how you see yourself. For instance, I'm kinda surprised at how well-balanced I […]
My mom retired this year after 33 years as a registered nurse – three years in Regina, four years off to have kids then thirty years at the Indian Head Union Hospital. Shea, Pace and I went to the local health district's annual long service & retirement tea (well, actually “dessert bar” so I wasn't […]
Would you work for this library? I would in a heartbeat. (See the end of the post for the Internet company I cribbed this hiring manifesto from. I've re-worded it so it sounds like a library wrote it.)Our Library delights peopleIt is satisfying to work at a company that people love. When you wear Library […]
This site is pretty cool. It gives you a visual depiction of what your salary is on a hourly/weekly/yearly basis and even shows a ticker of how much money you earn as you look at the page (especially fun if you look at it while at work!)In other work-related news, I wore a cardigan to […]
Whether you believe unions still have a role to play in society or not, this is pretty surprising. Frank Stronach, the owner of the multi-billion dollar auto parts manufacturing company, Magna International has agreed to a deal with the CAW to allow unionization in his factories. (Hey, if his daughter can flip-flop, why can't dad? […]
Today marks the six month anniversary of me starting at Southeast Regional Library. It's hard to believe how time is flying – I think any job tends to go faster, the longer you're there and the more comfortable you get but this one, mixed with the new baby which also helps to make time pretty […]
A few recent conversations and readings have swirled together to make me want to write about the four day work week. I should mention off the bat that I was very fortunate when I worked for the Saskatchewan Publishers Group to be on a four-day schedule (all three employees in the organization were) so these […]
