office – Ellery's Essays

My Phones Die Once a Month

Every month, like clockwork, the telephones at my office and warehouse die. As in no dial tone. As in no one can call in and no one can call out. Sometimes they are dead for a few minutes; sometimes they are dead for a week. The point is they die at least once a month,Continue reading “My Phones Die Once a Month”

A Reminder to Walk Around

I finalised a contract to lease an office unit to a new tenant in February 2022. I obliged to give the tenant two (2) free months of rent or up to the end of March 2022 to allow him to make improvements and buy & move in his furniture & equipment. I didn’t see theContinue reading “A Reminder to Walk Around”

We All Have Superpowers

Ed was a retiree who lived near our family store. One day, Ed saw me and asked me what kind of business he could get into. Ed said he could use some extra income as his pension wasn’t really enough. I asked Ed what he used to do. He said his job before retirement wasContinue reading “We All Have Superpowers”