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Project 2124 Work-Life Balance

Entertainment Guide: 2124

The Bachelorette The Bachelorette proves to be a timeless classic, but the selection process has changed in the year 2124. Just pick a brain. Reading Reading is still an enjoyable pastime, but in the year 2124, people would rather pay to watch someone read, rather than reading themselves. Note that the paid reader does not […]

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Heros - NOT Work-Life Balance

National Hairball Awareness Day and Malaria Trump’s Birthday

WLBOTT has an Embarrassment of Riches. We are truly blessed. We have so many ideas for today’s BLOTT, thanks to our highly eccentric creative team. But today is a special day. It is both National Hairball Awareness Day and Malaria Trump‘s Birthday. National Hairball Awareness Day Details can be found at the National Day Calendar. […]

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Late Stage Capitalism Texas Work-Life Balance

Texas Right to Work: Billy and Betty Bovine

Orwellian phrase – this “right to work” law (Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 101.001) puts all the power with the employer. It’s really the right to get canned for any reason or no reason, and check that union label at the door, you pinko. Texas is one of the worst states in the country for […]

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Those Crazy Kids! WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Romance in the Break Room

Oh, how many romances have been sparked by a chance encounter in the WLBOTT break rooms? In response to this outpouring of love, WLBOTT fans the flames of these smoldering romances by offering a wedding venue (refurbished break room) and providing officiants. The Break Rooms We asked our regional offices to send us pictures of […]

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Music Those Crazy Kids! WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Disco Inferno!

After a long day of manipulating twine futures, the WLBOTT staff likes to boogie! No one says it more succinctly than Alicia Bridges: I love the nightlife I got to boogie on the disco ’round, oh yea. Oh, I love the night life I got to boogie on the disco ’round, oh yea. Oh, I […]

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WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

WLBOTT Field Day – Come Join Us!

Come join us at Secret Park for a day of fun-filled activities! Location: Secret Park There is no better venue than Secret Park, one of Devon’s worst kept secrets. – UC#1 Secret Park – Getting There Secret Park is conveniently located in Devon, AB. We will gather at the large ball of Twine (red marker): […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

Happy Birthday, Sally the Intern!

Sally the Intern has always enjoyed twine-themed birthday celebrations. Now get back to work. The Office Party Sally’s 20th Century Ancestors Sally’s 19th Century Ancestors Sally’s 17th Century Ancestors Sally’s 14th Century Ancestors Cake Ideas Party Guests An eclectic group of well-wishers attended Sally the Intern‘s party.

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Late Stage Capitalism Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

Rope Making

[thanks to UC#3 for today’s BLOTT topic] Dear UC#4 – excellent idea. But if the pandemic taught us anything, we can’t be dependent on supply chains and we must be flexible in our product requirements. Thus, I introduce a two part concept: 1 – Expand the definition of ‘twine’ to include ‘rope’ – aka ‘trope’. […]

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Late Stage Capitalism WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Lucrative Corporate Nap Pod Market

For those of you who missed yesterday’s WLBOTT board meeting, the board voted 27 ⅐ to 3 (with 19 abstentions) to enter the lucrative Corporate Nap Pod market. Late Stage Capitalism Analysis Our WLBOTT marketing team thought that naps were the one thing that couldn’t be monetized. Wrongo-Bongo! Medical Recommendation Sleep deprivation costs the U.S. […]

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Adventures of the Elders Canada Work-Life Balance

Lives of the Elders: Stamps, Trains, Neil Young, Virtue & Vice, etc

UC#1 Back when I was considerably smaller than I am now, my dad set up an electric train for me and my sibs. Our house had only a partial basement – for the front half of the house it was only partially excavated leaving a space big enough for kids to play in. Dad took […]