Rantings of a Black Polemicist

Encore

Friday, April 28th, 2006 | General | 2 Comments

So today’s my last day at QVC. I didn’t know this until yesterday. Apparently, I was brought on to help work on one big chunk of their system. Now that it’s finished, a bunch of paperwork has to be drawn up for me to start work on the next big piece. Nobody knows when that paperwork will be done, so it’s best that I just move on.
That’s fine.

In the three months I was here, I murdered every task I was given, did the impossible in less time than promised and constantly raised expectations. My manager told me to keep in touch and indicated that he wanted to bring me back sometime in the future, regardless of which pimp I was with.

When I pulled up to the studio today, Jay-Z’s Encore was playing. How appropriate.
Now what the hell are you waitin for
After me, there shall be no more
So for one last time, nigga make some noise

I don’t know what’s next for me. That’s what makes consulting so much fun, right?

A rest haven for hos (like me).

Thursday, April 13th, 2006 | Work | Comments Off

I still work as a consultant, whoring myself out by the hour. It’s strange working like this. I’m a temporary employee, unaware of exactly how long this gig will last. I could be in the same seat a year from now or looking for a job tomorrow.

I left my gig with that publishing company in February and started work at a well-known retailer that sells hordes of tacky merchandise through it’s very own cable television network.

It’s an interesting environment with some “wow” factor. Celebrities drop by from time to time. Models are everywhere. I can peer through the glass into the studios and watch live broadcasts from behind the camera.

This place uses a lot of consultants to do its dirty work. They keep us locked away in a stuffy little room, making our various pimps smile. Each day, we sit four to a cubicle and do the unthinkable so that Big Daddy will give us a pat on the back and send us back to do more.

This place is just a rest haven for hos like me.

I’m back.

Sunday, April 9th, 2006 | General | 1 Comment

Life and spam kept me away for a minute, but I’m back.