Workplace Etiquette for the Yuppy

Workplace Etiquette for the Yuppy
Some tips for getting through the day

The Yuppy (Young Urban Professional) is constantly on the go; most times though, the Yuppy needs to resort to a full-time job in order to fund their projects. However, the Yuppy has to be careful and walk that fine line of being productive at work, and being productive for their business. Thus, I thought I would share a few tips with my fellow Yuppielites.


Cycler
alt+tab (windows) OR apple+tab (mac)

You have more important things to do than prepare the 3rd-quarter report, you need to check your gmail and facebook. Instead of making it look bait by using your mouse to click back to the work your supposed to do, using alt+tab on the keyboard quickly changes your active window in a smooth manner.


IT Connect

Your IT Department is one of your greatest resources at work, befriend one of them as they can give you valuable Intel and help. The IT department can grant you special privileges, advise you what sites not to visit, and give you a heads-up on 'crackdowns'.


Avoiding the IDC Symptom

The IDC symptom can be defined as "I Don't Care", and is developed when your co-workers start talking to you about trite details: 'My kids hockey games', 'this boss is incompetent because ...', 'did you watch that show last night', and so on. My initial, instinctual response is 'I really don't care', and 'why are you talking to me', but since we need this job to generate income and living, we need to avoid the IDC's. Some common ways to avoid the IDC is:- Smile and nod: very effective, but can be deadly because it implies that you are actually intrigued in the conversation, and it shows that you are engaged.- Hmm, ok, wow: also very effective, alludes to you being not only responsive, but implies that you are listening to their every note and syllable


Outlook
Outlook is the enterprise e-mail application that most businesses use because of its powerful Exchange Server (even though Mozilla Thunderbird is better). I know you may have some documents to work on, and opening up MS Word may seem very suspicious as you may have to do a lot of 'cycling', however, Outlook can be used as a word processor and has some useful features such as 'tasks' and 'notes'. Better yet, if you are working on a document, compose it in an e-mail, so that even if someone walks by, it looks like you are composing a work-related email.


Punctuality
This really shouldn't be a point, but its important that you start on time, and leave on time. Because as with all work environments, there are snitches and informers - don't give them anything to use against you.

With that said, you are the future of tomorrow, get ahead today ... at work.

.:: d.b ::.

King Corn

King Corn

Corn and America's Obsession

KING CORN tells the story of two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. As the film unfolds, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, moveto the heartland to learn where their food comes from. With the help offriendly neighbors, genetically modified seeds, and powerful herbicides, they plant and grow a bumper crop of America's most-productive, most-ubiquitous grain on one acre of Iowa soil. But when they try to followtheir pile of corn into the food system, what they questions about how we eat—and how we farm. 

Here is an excerpt of the producers of King Corn on CNN:

Popular foods and non-foods that contain corn:

Foods Containing Corn

Alcohol

Ale/Beer

Bacon

Baking Mixes

Baking Powders

Batters for frying

Beverages (sweetened)

Bleached White Flour

Breads & Pastries

Cakes

Catsup

Cookies

Corn Flakes

Cream Pies

Fritos

Frostings

Fruit (canned)

Fruit Drinks

Gelatin Desserts

Graham Crackers

Gravies

Grits

Gum

Hominy Grits

Ice Cream

Jams

Jellies

Infant Formula

Margarine

Meats (bologna, sausage)

Oleo

Peanut Butter

Popcorn

Powdered Sugar

Preserves

Puddings

Salas Dressings

Soups Soybean Milks

Syrups

Tortillas

Vinegar, Distilled

Wine

Ingredients that may indicate presence of corn:

Dextrose

Hydrolyzed Protein

Maltose

Maltodextrin

Modified Food Starch

Non Food Products Containing Corn:

Aspirin

Cough Syrups

Envelopes

Gelatin Capsules

Powders

Stamps

Starched Clothing

Talcums

Toothpaste

Vitamins

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Knowledge is power people - recognize what foods you are eating and what is in it.  

Check out more about King Corn at: http://www.kingcorn.net

.:: d.b::.

Irrelevant Rappers talking about others Relevance

Hip-Hop Irony

Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks from 50's G-Unit are talking ish about various rap artists - about who is relevant, whom they have 'Terminated on Site', but it is really funny that these irrelevant artists are talking about others relevance - classic hip-hop irony.

.:: d.b ::.

Bernie Mac R.I.P.

Best of Bernie Mac 

Stars Pay Homage to Bernie Mac

Chicago Fans Shocked at Bernie Mac's Death

The meaning of 'Motherfucker'

Bernie Mac on Sex issues

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008)

R.I.P.

.:: d.b ::.

White Jewish NYC rapper disses Obama, Luda

E-Shy disses Obama, Ludacris

This is an interesting video, or a collage of images/videos with an audio track layed over it from a NYC based white Jewish rapper, E-Shy goes in on Obama's policies, Obama's deflection from the issues, and makes a strong argument to why he shouldn't be president. Of course, like all rappers, E-Shy attacks Obama's manhood, and even goes after Michelle Obama. Its good to see hip-hop getting political again.

.:: d.b ::.

Shades of Black w/ Beyonce

Shades of Black

Is it just me or is this ad of Beyonce for L'Oreal cosmetics a bit airbrushed to the point that you would think that Beyonce is a Caucasian model (if you did not know who she is). I understand that it is all about the money B, but don't forget your roots.

.:: d.b ::.

Jockin Jay-Z

Jockin Jay-Z

Jay-Z Comes out to perform with Kanye West. Spits first verse of record Jockin Jay-Z from the upcoming album Blueprint 3.

Jay-Z even goes out at Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher for his disparaging comments towards him and hip-hop music, rock on Bitch.

.:: d.b ::.