The Publishing Serf

How I feel editing an especially dense, pedantic article into a readable piece of literature

they can’t reject your manuscript if you never finish writing it

your clients can’t yell at you if you never pick up your phone

When you love your job but you’ve got a dinner date with someone fine

When you’re having a meeting with the UK office and one of your American bosses keeps slipping into a British accent

Friends: Does working in a cube ever bother you Me: Nope it suits me Friend: Why Me: Business reasons Friend: What kind of-- Me: Important professional business reasons okay

My boss just asked how one of my tougher publication projects is going

To all my authors today

Work: It's summer, so we're gonna lower the thermostat just a little bit; no cause for alarm; you won't even feel it

There's something deeply satisfying about ordering large amounts of food you don't have to pay for.

When you solve a problem on your employer's website with an HTML tag you learned when you were 9 years old and playing on Neopets forums

Living on the Edge: Office Edition

The Stages of Saying “No” to a Ridiculous Request