Where’s Erin been? It seems that’s the question nobody asked. I feel the love, really I do. I am glad my contributions are so appreciated. I hate all of you.

To recap: this job is a means to an end. I am with this soulless corporate conglomerate for free education. Truly free education. Even a full ride to a school has opportunity cost. Here I can work while I put in time towards completing my degree thereby using my old law school credits and earning an MBA on top of that.

It’s also better than working at a law firm. There is still a hierarchy but it’s more fluid. I am a “Management Analyst” like a sea of faceless others. There is also more anonymity too. If someone is not on your project team chances are you don’t know them and they don’t know you. Also not everyone knows your exact salary.

Deadlines are looser and less arbitrary. There is also a thing called a “Project Manager” who is responsible for seeing that tasks get finished competently and on time. This individual often is not a “boss” but rather a, what’s the word…”colleague.” People in the legal world don’t have these. It’s just bosses, partners, clerks and associates.

People here also look better. When I guess ages I am off usually by 7 years, 10 if the person is over 45. People don’t brag about never seeing their families or sexual debauchery if they are over a certain age. I have yet to be sexually harassed.

The only mistake I’ve made is talking about how things used to be. I told a story about Mike Triforce and…blank stares. It wasn’t even that they thought I was full of shit it was just they had no context for a world that could operate like that. It’s kind of like when taxpayers find out how their money is spent.

My biggest disappointment is that the office isn’t like the TV show with the same name. It’s just, well, an office. That’s all for now. Hopefully it won’t be another month before I write again. Not that anyone would notice.