I yam what I yam and I yam what I yam that I yam

30.Sep.2005

Where’s a can of spinach when you need it? I am currently working as a temp for a large company because no one in the aviation world will touch me with a ten foot pole right now. This is not that story.

As a temp I thought I would simply fill in some absent person’s shoes. Nothing too specific, some computer work, maybe a little phone work, and other SMALL odds and ends that a minimally trained secreta…er, administrative assistant would be expected to accomplish. There I go thinking again…

What I failed to realize on first inspection is that I am the temp for another temp. This is bad, VERY bad. Not only do we get the “little” things that no one else wants to do, but then I get the filtered crap that even the other temp does not want to do. In the last hour alone, she who will remain nameless, has delegated 12 (scratch that), 13 jobs to me, nine of which are overdue. You CANNOT ponder the tasks I have had to complete!

Damn it, Jim! I’m a temp, not a(n):

Delivery Boy!
Visitor Escort!
Short Order Cook!
Lunch Retriever!
IT Tech!
Chauffeur!
Travel Agent!
Travel Agent for your family’s vacation!
Travel Agent for your neighbor!
Finder of lost luggage!
Plotter Repair Man!
FAX Machine Repair Man!
Refrigerator Repair Man!
Gas Station Attendant!
Parking Validation Stamper!
Personal Grocery Shopper!
Personal Office Packer!
Personal Office Mover!

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  1. i will totally trade you jobs. in the meantime, i suggest you join my “i hate my job” club. meets every night at the bar.

    Blurted out by Ini – 30.Sep.2005

  2. If I was making what you were making, it wouldn’t be so bad. In a sad twist of irony, it makes me miss ACA.

    Blurted out by CEO – 30.Sep.2005

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