I started my new job last week. As I expected, it's a shit boring job. I cut and paste for eight hours and I leave.(RSI is inevitable) On my first day, I was trained for about an hour where they were amazed that I actually knew how to cut and paste.(what's going on there?) It took me about five minutes to figure out how to do my job. I'm not saying this to prove how good I am, au contraire!I say it to prove how fuckn easy and boring my job is. ON THE OTHER HAND, this is the first job I've ever had where I don't have to speak to anyone unless I want to and I don't have to move unless I have to, which has its advantages. I don't have to bust anyone, or make sure anyone is listening to me and I don't have to walk around pretending I care whether or not someone is learning something from my class.
I have also learnt that being a temp isn't very easy. For example, because you are a temp,you become invisible. No one bothers to talk to you, no one even bothers to say hi to you. I tried to make conversaiton, but it goes no where, I've had two low moments so far.
Moment one was on my second day, when the whole office was talking about having drinks after work at the office. I was not invited.
Moment two was my third day, when a group of my co-workers talked about me in front of me as though I didn't exist. Choice bro, choice.
The worst thing about this job is that I come home and I don't want to sit in front of the computer. The bloggin might be a bit more sproadic. And my shoulder is fuckn killing me.......
I'll write more tomoz and report on my 'team'.
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karle
- 2005-12-20 @ 23:03:36
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- 2005-12-20 @ 23:12:49
I've done temp factory work, like packing and so on and just the same. The workers that have been there for some time just ignore you or are rude because they think their jobs are just more crap than yours. They think 'cause you are a temp that you can go somewhere else after a few days and get someting better. Heard what you say before not just me or you. But you can find good places to work and have a laugh and get aked out for a drink after work. Where you work is the problem not you and that in the end is the managements fault.
Hi - cut and paste - that takes me back to life without macs.. what sort of dinosaur are you temping for..
in my early years as a graphic freelancer - it was appalling, great big fat design companies with accolades coming out their rear end used to put the most creative team in a mouldy, water running down the walls and dry rot floating across their drawing boards, studio, while management would feast themselves on the latest Vitra and Arum catologues spending big bucks on their office suites.. Its ironic really 30years later life sounds as if it hasnt changed much.
try freelancing... you can take the work home with you... but make sure you get them to pay in advance!
xxx rebelfox