Working Life Articles

A collection of articles based around working in the office environment.

Drawn from years of sitting behind a desk wondering why on earth anyone puts themselves through it - and then remembering how useful money can be.

Each page contains humor, snark, illustrations and sometimes useful pieces of genuine information.

Here is the list.

Work Articles

​Best Day to Take Off - choose the best day to take off between Monday to Friday.

Business Expressions - a collection of popular office sayings and management clichés.

Excuses to be Off A-Z - a useful set of excuses when you simply can't be at the office.

Excuses for Being Late - flat tire, overslept and other reasons.

Funny CV - job application fail. Would you write a job application like this, or have you received one? Either way, a short humorous article provides some relief.

How Many Managers Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? - an amusing tale with a point to make about over-management and under-achievement

How Tech Left Me Behind: Musings of a Modern Luddite - it's a changing world

Installing a Network and Finding a Turtle - when a project throws a curve ball

List of Things I Hate About Work - an AZ list of work irritations written as my goodbye to the office

Occupations - an illustrated AZ list of the different jobs people do

Overcoming Racism in the Workplace - from dodgy beginnings to a happy ending

Support Are On It - how not to interface with your customers

​Too Many Managers - why are there so many managers and so many levels of management? Article explains the frustration of simply trying to get some work done.

Workplace Miscommunication - when the processor fell over

The Office Is Now Closed

It's five o'clock! Time to knock off for another day. Just waiting for the boss to leave first.

See you tomorrow!

Don't forget your TPS reports.

Written by Mark Ewbie. Last Updated August 27, 2025