Posted by Chris S.
Well howdy there, kiddies! Chris S here saying hello to the world. I’ll be chiming in from time to time to share the little gems of knowledge I’ve gleaned throughout my working years, whether vicariously or through expending my own blood, sweat and tears, working my fingers to the bone, and so on and so forth. As Chiyo’s mentioned, work-wise I’ve been to Georgia and California and everywhere I can run – which is not to say I’ve been everywhere, of course, but I’ve had enough experience to know whereof I speak. Just doing my share to help everyone get through the day. 
Okay, this first post of mine is a survival tip of sorts. The vast majority of us yuppies are office workers with fixed schedules (and, if we’re particularly unlucky, dress codes that involve ties and long sleeves and shiz like that). Some of us have it better than most of course – the more creative folks are given more leeway with a whole lot of things, for instance – but that doesn’t change the fact that for the vast majority of us office-bound folks, even in these modern times, working in an office can approximate indentured slavery, thanks to the rigid and unyielding restrictions that some employers seem to take a perverse pleasure in imposing upon their staff.
If you’re one of these guys, you know what the daily grind’s like, so I’ve little need to elaborate further. And even leaving the office isn’t any guarantee that the stress will be lifted from your already weary shoulders, of course. Getting home to a family that in some cases is dependent upon your toil and trouble to keep itself fed and clothed and educated and suitably accoutremented up is no joke. Some of us simply snap under the strain and stress and run amok. Or just kick the bucket.
