Aging ROCKSTAR – "Cool Is The Rule!" Navigating the corporate world with work life balance and a bit of sarcasm!

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The Smallest Trash Can, the Heaviest Moment

Job searching just hit a one‑year anniversary for me after a full year of being unemployed or underemployed. I’m still working part‑time in retail because it’s the only thing, I’ve been able to get. And it’s not just stocking shelves, helping customers, or running a register. It’s everything right down to hauling out the trash.…

March 21, 2026
STILL ROCKING RETAIL AND WAITING FOR MY NEXT ACT

I’m still holding down retail until the next corporate opportunity finally breaks through. My trek continues at the local liquor store, now as a permanent part‑time Associate, navigating a world where every minute is tracked, breaks are timed by law, and micromanagement is a sport. And yes, I’m a cashier again. Shopping carts? Still collecting…

February 28, 2026
I Almost Survived Dry January… and I Don’t Even Participate

I almost made it through Dry January and not because I stopped drinking or participate. No, no. This is about something far more dramatic:The liquor store is a ghost town.I’m talking tumbleweeds rolling past the tequila aisle.Crickets echoing off the bourbon shelves.Me, standing there like the last survivor in a post‑apocalyptic world of glass bottles…

January 30, 2026
Marketing: “They Live”

I continue my unexpected second act as a stockboy and no, a stockman at a liquor store. And if there’s one thing that jumps out at me every shift, it’s this: The liquor industry has become a full‑blown marketing circus. After decades in corporate America, I thought I’d seen every branding gimmick imaginable. But stepping…

January 1, 2026
Taken

For those of you trying to hack into my account from Singapore. You don’t remember me?

December 14, 2025
“Workplace Tinder: Invisible in the Numbers, Swiped Left in the Job Market”

Invisible in the NumbersThe government will release new labor statistics this week. But here’s the truth: I won’t be counted. On paper, I’m employed. In reality, I’m underemployed, temporary, and hanging on by a thread. My current gig as a holiday liquor stockman ends January 1st. Minimum wage. Seasonal. Disposable. So when the numbers come…

December 2, 2025
FULL CIRCLE — From Corporate America to Stockboy Swagger

There’s a scene in the 1991 movie Career Opportunities that sums up my career life right now. No, not the part with the horse. It’s the moment when Jim, the main character, talks with Josie. They converse: “I set my sights on something and go for it. Like janitor?” “It’s a beginning, no it’s an…

November 22, 2025
Money Pit 2025

Here is a summary of my job search in 2025. I am the bathtub. I still keep showing up. Rock on!

October 30, 2025
Employment Shutdown

No you didn’t. Yes I did. No. Yes. I. Did. I once posted about my side hustle scrapping metal. Thought it’d be a quirky little gig on the side. Then life came along, flipped the table, and said, “Surprise! It’s your full-time job now.” Seven months deep into unemployment and here we are. Does it…

October 26, 2025
Good Jeans or Slacks?

It’s Been a While… But I’m Still Showing Up It’s been a minute since I last posted—and even longer since I suited up for an onsite interview. But this week, I did just that. Tie, jacket, the whole deal. And you know what? It felt good to step back into that space. Reflecting on my…

September 20, 2025