I’ve never worked in the corporate world, so to some degree I feel like I’m missing out on a lot of drama and bull$%&^ (then again, I have my fair share, so maybe not).
So for amusement I enjoy following @GSElevator on Twitter. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you’re missing out (though do note that not everything they write is “suitable for work”).
They published an article in Business Insider this week with tips for flying like a pro. While I don’t agree with them, they’re hilarious, so I highly recommend checking it out.
Some of my favorites:
- If the flight is less than four hours and you have to relieve your bowels, then you are an idiot.
- If you are afraid of flying, listen to Britney Spears on takeoff. You’ll be fine; no one is destined to die like that.
- Take advantage of the #1 rule of air travel: no matter what time it is, it’s always acceptable to drink.
- Louis Vuitton in Economy class. No matter how you look at it, your priorities are screwed up.
- Don’t ever Facebook check-in at a lounge. Willy Loman would get lounge access today.
Check out the full article! Which tip is your favorite?
Lucky, if you like this twitter account, you will definitely like Lucy Kellaway's column. It is even better hearing her read her column in the podcast, which you can subscribe to without being an FT subscriber:
http://www.ft.com/comment/lucy-kellaway
"Unless it’s to a remote island, the word “Connection” should not appear on your itinerary." - Best!
"Don't ask me to switch seats with you, unless you are offering me a better seat." I try to abide by this when asking others to switch seats with me.
"My garbage disposal eats better than 98% of the world" is a personal favorite.
I started following this twitter account a couple of years ago, and love it.
John Lefevre, the guy who created it, is brilliant, and he has a book coming out in November: http://www.amazon.com/Straight-Hell-Deviance-Debauchery-Billion-Dollar-ebook/dp/B00JLQ4QH2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1403798337&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=straight+to+hell+true+tales+of+deviance+debauchery+and+billion-dollar+deals
This has to be the reason....
No one knows this, but if you wear dark, pleated, and cuffed slacks with a golf shirt, you drink for free. (There can be no other explanation for this airport fashion phenomenon.)
It is tough to beat this one:
"The exit row is first class for poor people"
GSE Elevator has been debunked numerous times for just stealing quotes from other twitter accounts. And the guy who runs it is a fake:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2567297/Pictured-Former-Wall-Street-banker-runs-Goldman-Sachs-Twitter-gossip-account-popular-sparked-internal-inquiry-exposed-fake-lives-Texas-never-worked-there.html