Avon Voices is an American Idol-like competition where Avon did a talent search all over the world. Finalists were flown in to New York city, given makeovers, and they sang in the Avon Foundation event last week where the winners were chosen – one was among Representatives and one among general public. I was lucky [...]
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Avon Voices
Posted in work, tagged avon voices on November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
New job
Posted in life, Musings, personal, work, tagged changing job, job, new job on August 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I recently changed jobs and moved to a different industry in a much larger company. Recession and past experience have made me very skeptical about promises made by hiring managers to bring new people in, and I was a bit concerned about whether promises would be kept. In general, I am skeptical by nature and [...]
Two sides of a coin
Posted in work on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I had a great time with a co-worker and an ex-co-worker. I always try to be professional and don’t let my guard down around co-workers. But it was nice interacting in a relaxed environment, and after a few glasses of wine, everyone let their guard down and totally relaxed. It helped that our ex-co-worker [...]
Integrity in corporate America
Posted in work, tagged professionalism, vendors, work on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Corporate America is all about making money and sucking up to the right people. You bark up the right tree, you get promotions and raises. You don’t, you are left with nothing. I was telling AM that maybe we should move to Europe. But the Brits are stuck up, the French don’t get me started. [...]
Annoying vendors
Posted in work, tagged vendor, vendors on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was annoyed with a vendor, who did what I thought showed lack of integrity and reeked of desperation. I told the vendor on my call, no I do not agree with x strategy, and we should not do this. So she goes behind my back, and emails me and my boss and says, why [...]
Corporate America sucks
Posted in Rants, work, tagged corporate america, Rants, work on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Corporate America sucks. Big time. You get hardly any holidays and are worked to the brim. Corporate American culture is like a parasite — it sucks all the blood out of you till it bleeds you dry. First of all, the country has no culture to boast of so no holidays to accompany that. Hardly [...]
Good day at work
Posted in work, tagged work on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My team is very competitive – very very competitive at work. Something happened yesterday which made us all a bit peeved, and all of us turned it around today. It feels good, very good. We were pushed to show our very best, and we did. Two is better than one, and four is even better! [...]
