Thirteen years ago, after I had been kicked out of the house for being a drunk and a liar, I started going to this new age masseuse named Melissa for readings and physical therapy. I had just been the Chief Financial Officer of a billion dollar enterprise, had two baby children, and a heap of [...]
Generation Y goes home for the holidays
Dec. 26, 2009 1 Comment
A Blast writer goes home from Boston to the Midwest. Shenanigans ensue.
Citizens Bank has a huge screw-up on Christmas Eve morning
Dec. 24, 2009 3 Comments
As if auto-dialing systems weren’t annoying enough — you know, the computerized telemarketing drones that call you during dinner? This morning, at midnight, the Citizens Bank auto-dialer malfunctioned and began calling customers. A supervisor at the bank said that the problem was not discovered for over an hour and that crews had to manually disable [...]
A Blast New Years with SYNERGY and you!
Dec. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
Come party with Blast’s staff to bring in a new decade
Do you hear what I hear?
Dec. 1, 2009 Leave a Comment
An audiology grad student tells us how to speak to hard-of-hearing grandpa
A Poor Grad Student’s Holiday
Nov. 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
Regifting, baking and wrapping paper basics from Lindsay
Tips for getting better customer service during the holidays
Oct. 11, 2009 Leave a Comment
(ARA) — You’ve made your holiday list and checked it twice, but what happens when the salesperson helping you is naughty, not nice? Crowded stores, long lines, low inventory and cranky shoppers rushing to find that perfect holiday gift can often lead to a “perfect storm” of bad service. That’s why many retailers are ensuring [...]