Number 64

FedEx made it to the top 100 companies to work for. They're also mentioned in another article, "Tough Jobs make for Great Workplaces;" and an author goes on road with a courier to tell us what it is like to work for a top employer.

Let's just get this out of the way - work is not supposed to be fun. There is a reason that what we do each day shares its name with the biblical personification of hopeless pain and suffering, Job himself. Yet at the Best Companies to Work For, employees don't just enjoy their work, they brag to total strangers about how great they have it.

I'm in Joplin this week, pondering if I want Outback or Ruby Tuesday for steak tonight. I have no idea if it will hurt my teeth, but I figure if I'm hungry enough, I won't care. I also have a stunning view of the back of a Sam's Club store, but it isn't very interesting. Hampton has wireless internet here, but I'm plugged in since the signal is so bad. Guess I'll be kicking it from the uncomfortable chair instead of the bed. Makes it harder to multitask in laziness.