Hey, you bring YOUR tools, I'll bring mine!
Business analyst visits this company's corporate office for a week of meetings, and it turns out she and an IT infrastructure pilot fish have something in common.
"Chatting with her, I found out that she made the 50-lb. bag weight limit on her flight by less than 1 lb.," says fish.
"I chuckled because, when I travel for work, I also sometimes push up against this limit. However, the weight comes from the drill, saw, hammer, staple gun, cable tester, toner, wire, hardware and various other tools and networking supplies I need when setting up infrastructure at a site.
"And I usually pack an extra pair of jeans and enough underwear, socks and T-shirts to at least have a somewhat fresh appearance each day.