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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Dear Professor Isaacs,
Remember that paper I wrote about the symbolism in Harry Potter and speculating as to the author's intentions? And remember how you wouldn't say in class what you thought but then told me in your office that you agreed with me?
We were right.
Feels good, huh?
Amber
We were right.
Feels good, huh?
Amber
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
my day
6am wake up. re-set alarm for 6:30 (my hair is clean, i can shower tonight)
6:30 hit snooze
6:45 get out of bed and get ready
7am leave for work
7:05 get gas
7:13 get coffee
7:21 on road for work
8am start work
12pm lunch (Rubio's. I ate a churro. Decided it would taste REALLY good if only it was spicy, so I dipped it into my salsa. not bad... but very weird, i realize)
1pm back to work- spend all afternoon on phone with panicked parents convinced that their children's dorms are on fire
2:30 classes cancelled until monday- the phone calls pour in.
4:48 attempt to leave to go home
4:49 overhear phone conversation between my supervisor and someone very important that after hours phone message needs to be changed... i'm the only person who can do this...
5:05 overhear my supervisor say, "but we don't really have anyone who can work the switchboard until 11pm......"
(wanna bet?)
6:15 Amazing boyfriend brings me dinner
11pm I get to go home
don't worry. this is actually working out to be a pretty sweet deal... ;)
6:30 hit snooze
6:45 get out of bed and get ready
7am leave for work
7:05 get gas
7:13 get coffee
7:21 on road for work
8am start work
12pm lunch (Rubio's. I ate a churro. Decided it would taste REALLY good if only it was spicy, so I dipped it into my salsa. not bad... but very weird, i realize)
1pm back to work- spend all afternoon on phone with panicked parents convinced that their children's dorms are on fire
2:30 classes cancelled until monday- the phone calls pour in.
4:48 attempt to leave to go home
4:49 overhear phone conversation between my supervisor and someone very important that after hours phone message needs to be changed... i'm the only person who can do this...
5:05 overhear my supervisor say, "but we don't really have anyone who can work the switchboard until 11pm......"
(wanna bet?)
6:15 Amazing boyfriend brings me dinner
11pm I get to go home
don't worry. this is actually working out to be a pretty sweet deal... ;)
oh jeez...
So I was having a conversation with someone this morning, well, it was really just me talking and the other person smiling and listening and occasionally nodding- and it hit me- "I'm being ridiculously annoying right now"
Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever caught yourself being that weirdo?
it happens to me often...
Has that ever happened to you? Have you ever caught yourself being that weirdo?
it happens to me often...
Rules for Work
1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.
2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps. Or even better, hover behind me, advising me at every keystroke.
3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.
4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books, or supplies, don't open the door for me. I need to learn how to function as a paraplegic and opening doors with no arms is good training in case I should ever be injured and lose all use of my limbs.
5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is priority. I am psychic.
6. Do your best to keep me late. I adore this office and really have nowhere to go or anything to do. I have no life beyond work.
7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. If that gets out, it could mean a promotion.
8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in conversations. I was born to be whipped.
9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down. In fact, save them until the job is almost done. No use confusing me with useful information.
10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. I have no right to know anything. In the corporate food chain, I am plankton. When you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.
11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you could really change your life and send you straight to managers' hell.
12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so much in taxes on the bonus check you received for being such a good manager.
13. Wait until my yearly review and THEN tell me what my goals SHOULD have been. Give me a mediocre performance rating with a cost of living increase. I'm not here for the money anyway.
This makes me laugh so hard... it also makes me extremely appreciative and grateful for my boss.
2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps. Or even better, hover behind me, advising me at every keystroke.
3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.
4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books, or supplies, don't open the door for me. I need to learn how to function as a paraplegic and opening doors with no arms is good training in case I should ever be injured and lose all use of my limbs.
5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is priority. I am psychic.
6. Do your best to keep me late. I adore this office and really have nowhere to go or anything to do. I have no life beyond work.
7. If a job I do pleases you, keep it a secret. If that gets out, it could mean a promotion.
8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in conversations. I was born to be whipped.
9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down. In fact, save them until the job is almost done. No use confusing me with useful information.
10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. I have no right to know anything. In the corporate food chain, I am plankton. When you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.
11. Be nice to me only when the job I'm doing for you could really change your life and send you straight to managers' hell.
12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so much in taxes on the bonus check you received for being such a good manager.
13. Wait until my yearly review and THEN tell me what my goals SHOULD have been. Give me a mediocre performance rating with a cost of living increase. I'm not here for the money anyway.
This makes me laugh so hard... it also makes me extremely appreciative and grateful for my boss.
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