Chaos in the Craft World
Something wonderful happened today. And no, before you ask, The Shop was not destroyed by a giant meteor (although, come to think of it, that would…
Memorial Day Musings
My younger brother, having had the audacity to land a job in his field, a two bedroom apartment in Bucks County and a flat screen TV,…
Of Stealth and Sneakiness
It’s not that I dislike customers; it’s that I hate them. I know they pay my salary and all, but avoiding them remains my Number One…
One month later
Today is a very special day—none other than the one month anniversary of Before I Quit My Day Job! I’ve decided to celebrate by stickin’ it…
Running the Gauntlet
I’m working on a new project. It’s called “How to Avoid Customers While Walking to the Break Room” and before you ask, this is harder than…
My Third Praise Card
Today, the unthinkable happened. I received my third Praise Card. And no, I don’t mean “Praise” in the religious sense (although we do get a fair…
Corporate Comes to Call
At exactly 11:13am on Thursday morning, The Shop’s corporate cavalcade rolled into the parking lot. “The mother ship has landed!” I hissed into my headset. As…
Of Daydreams and Die Cut Machines
Tomorrow is going to be a big day at The Shop. Corporate is coming. As so are the company’s investors, which means that the future of…
And the winner is…
The results are in. (If you’re just tuning in, we’ve had a little contest here at “Before I Quit My Day Job” in which readers were…
My So-called Life
Before I worked at The Shop, I didn’t hate arts and crafts. In fact, whenever struck by the urge to start my own fashion design company…
An Almost Good Day
Today was a very, very close call. For a few minutes— actually a few hours— I didn’t hate my job. I found myself thinking, “Well now,…
The Zip Code’s Farewell Tour
As an educator (and founder of the Kat Richter Institute of Distance Learning for Problem Customers), I’m starting to get depressed. I’m getting no where in…
