Work

Everyone has something about work they gripe about. I am not immune. Here's just a few things that really grind my gears. 

Workin hard for the monies, so hard for the monies. 

I work at call center full of college aged kids. Other than the office manager everyone here is about 30 years old or younger. I think the youngest one here is 18. Young but still adults (I use the term "adults" here loosely and you will see why). Everyone here also lives on their own away from their parents. Now, we have the privilege of having a kitchen in our office that is routinely stocked by our office manager with things for us to eat and drink while we work. What a perk right? What blows my mind is that these "adults" I work with do not clean up after themselves. It would be one thing if there was just some trash here and there that they didn't throw away, but having that kitchen means we have a sink and dishes. Who in this world that is clearly revolving around you do you think is going to clean your nasty dirty dishes that you leave in the sink? I doubt even your mom would let you leave that kind of mess without saying something. Not only do these "adults" leave their filthy dishes for the whole office to see how much better they think they are than the rest of us, but all the jars and bread bags are still out on the counter open with peanut butter and jam all over the place. Are we five years old? Seriously? It's as if there is some kind of office gremlin that loves making a mess to piss me off. Sounds like someone complaining about their roommates right? Yeah well I AM AT WORK! I'm not even gonna go into how the water jugs in the fridge are ALWAYS empty (yes I fill them up, and I'm pretty sure I am the only one who ever does). That will send me over the edge.

WTF!? Do your dishes!!

Found under "arrogant" in Webster's

You know, I was honestly considering the possibility of an office gremlin. I could totally see that little spawn of Satan running around acting like a pompous snob. He's probably that same sneaky scoundrel who doesn't flush the toilet. (Everyone knows he exists because no one ever admits to not flushing, so he's gotta be real) I had too much respect for these people to actually believe they could be so arrogant and inconsiderate as to leave messes for others to clean up. Then I noticed just what kind of people that I work with. I've noticed several people that seem to have unlimited break time. Maybe they used a game genie to unlock the free break time cheat. ... or maybe they are related to a supervisor. These people also seem to be able to come and go as they please. 

"OK so today I wanna get to work ten minutes late, but when I get there I am going to set my computer to break so and leave for an hour. After that I will work for an hour (of which I will watch Grey's Anatomy on Netflix because even though we are not allowed to view videos at work I like to risk my job for Grey and her Anatomy) but after that hour I'm leaving. I'm scheduled to work 6 hours like everyone else but you know what? I'm special so I get to do what I want and no one says anything." - yes this actually happened yesterday. And if you ever read this, it was noticed by everyone in the room.


People think they are sneaky here, but they aren't. They are just never punished. So yeah I could totally see people like Grey's Anatomy leave messes and never fill up water jugs. After all if they aren't even accountable for their full shift of work what makes them accountable for anything else here?

Waiting

Waiting. It's all I have been doing this summer. When I think back to the summer of 2011 I am going to think "man all I did was wait till August and then the fun finally started." Let me discuss some of these things that I have been waiting for. First big thing is that I am engaged! Our wedding date is August 6th (hence the "fun doesn't start till August" thing) but worse than waiting for our wedding is that my fiancee has been in California with her parents and little brother since April! I wont get to see her until 2 weeks before the wedding. What is a guy supposed to do while his fiancee is gone for 3 months!? I'll tell you what I've been doing. Waiting... that's it. During this 3 month waiting period I've found myself waiting for a whole slew of different things, and what I have come to learn is that you wait and wait and wait then whatever it is you are waiting for finally happens! but then it's over and you're now stuck waiting for the next thing to come along. It's a horrible cycle that only leaves you wanting more.

Here's a great example. I like to think of myself as a big Utah Jazz fan. Living in Utah it's only natural. Man I love my Jazz but we sucked royally last year. Without getting too much into Coach Sloan retiring or the Deron Williams trade and whether or not I think it was a good idea, these things left us in a position to fail this year. There was little leadership on the team, we were very young and man did we fall. Luckily that left us in a great position this year for the draft. After the lottery I hear we now have the 3rd and 12th picks in this draft. Holy Crap! This is gonna be awesome! Just to make me more excited I am also a BYU fan and Jimmer was going to be in this draft with a possiblity of the Jazz drafting him. (no I was not a "draft Jimmer or else" kinda guy, in fact I had other players I wanted to see the Jazz take instead of him, but the idea was very intriguing) So there I was waiting for the draft. I'm pretty sure that while I was at work I looked at mock draft and Jazz insider stuff everyday. All I wanted was for draft day to finally be here. Then it finally came! Draft day! Then it was over. ... Was that story anti-climactic? Yeah well so was the draft. Don't get me wrong I am so excited to see how Kanter and Burks do on the team, but now I'm waiting for the NBA season to start. I waited and waited and it finally happened! then an hour later I found myself waiting again.


That story sums up my whole summer. Wait, then it happens, then wait again. Sometimes the waiting gets us no where, and we find out what we've been waiting for doesn't actually happen. Like waiting all year to see if you can get into the nursing program at your University; finally finishing all the necessary classes, taking the necessary tests, and going through all the interviews you find yourself waiting for the mail to come. What happens when the mail finally does come and the letter says they didn't accept you? You waited and worked hard and then what? Well that's what I'm dealing with. Now that I didn't get accepted it looks like I have to wait for another application process in August and see if I can do better in this interview. I'll have to wait to start the program while I take different classes.

Like I said before, this kind of mentality of always waiting for things will just leave you wanting more. Time for me to stop all this waiting, and just go after what each day gives me. I mean of course I'm gonna have things to wait for like my wedding, but waiting becomes a lot easier when you fill your time with fun, and productive activities. I guess I am supposed to know this by now, and part of me already did. It sometimes just takes a while to realize what you are doing in order to make changes. (yes I do like to pretend that I am an optimist) Some say waiting is for the birds, which doesn't really make sense to me because when I see birds they are always flying around or chirping and having fun. I say waiting is for people who can't think of better things to do than to just sit around and wait. Yeahh that sounds about right.