So people tend to be very willing to discuss their jobs sucking, or how they only drag themselves into work because it pays the bills or whatever. Every job is a thankless mindnumbing monotony of drudgery and misery and some days you'd rather eat a hollow point round than face the prospect of commuting to the office to sit in the cube farm, or spend another day slinging burgers or collecting trash or whatever it is you do.
But surely, even in the worst job, there's some kind of silver lining. Something that kinda perks you up. Maybe it doesn't justify the job as a whole, but there's a unique opportunity presented to you that you wouldn't have without that particular job.
So... that thing? What is it?
When I worked at Kinko's I did a shitload of printing and laminating without paying. Technically you're supposed to pay but at a discount. Ha! No one can be fucked keeping track of that shit. You want to run off a few copies or laminate a poster, nine times out of ten when you asked permission they just said "go for it" and no money changed hands. Eventually you just stopped asking. I worked at Kinko's while I was at university too - free printing, free binding, free transparencies, etc., so all my assignments looked slick as hell. The content was rubbish because I'm a terrible student, but they looked good.
In my current role assessing liability claims, well, there's a lot of stuff I love. It's a fantastic job, and I enjoy doing it (but hey, ask me again in another 12 months).
One of the fun things is when someone slips over or some other thing happens and try try to sue for it, we investigate to see if it's legit. This sometimes means reviewing CCTV footage. Of people falling over and hurting themselves. Now don't get me wrong, I'm as sensitive as anyone when it comes to the pain of others and when someone is genuinely hurt it sucks.
But sometimes, you know... you can't help but find it hilarious. Just this last week I viewed footage of a woman who was claiming an automatic door malfunctioned and closed on her. In reality, she was running and didn't give the door time to open, and slammed into it at full tilt. I didn't laugh because she fell over, I laughed because she's a goddamn liar and I have video evidence - and that's what gets me out of bed every morning.
What about you?
But surely, even in the worst job, there's some kind of silver lining. Something that kinda perks you up. Maybe it doesn't justify the job as a whole, but there's a unique opportunity presented to you that you wouldn't have without that particular job.
So... that thing? What is it?
When I worked at Kinko's I did a shitload of printing and laminating without paying. Technically you're supposed to pay but at a discount. Ha! No one can be fucked keeping track of that shit. You want to run off a few copies or laminate a poster, nine times out of ten when you asked permission they just said "go for it" and no money changed hands. Eventually you just stopped asking. I worked at Kinko's while I was at university too - free printing, free binding, free transparencies, etc., so all my assignments looked slick as hell. The content was rubbish because I'm a terrible student, but they looked good.
In my current role assessing liability claims, well, there's a lot of stuff I love. It's a fantastic job, and I enjoy doing it (but hey, ask me again in another 12 months).
One of the fun things is when someone slips over or some other thing happens and try try to sue for it, we investigate to see if it's legit. This sometimes means reviewing CCTV footage. Of people falling over and hurting themselves. Now don't get me wrong, I'm as sensitive as anyone when it comes to the pain of others and when someone is genuinely hurt it sucks.
But sometimes, you know... you can't help but find it hilarious. Just this last week I viewed footage of a woman who was claiming an automatic door malfunctioned and closed on her. In reality, she was running and didn't give the door time to open, and slammed into it at full tilt. I didn't laugh because she fell over, I laughed because she's a goddamn liar and I have video evidence - and that's what gets me out of bed every morning.
What about you?
