I have started several blog entries of late, but none have yet to make it to the computer. Here's hoping this one gets finished... (All of this was written on paper and is being transcribed.)
I started a new job the other day as an office temp. The lady overseeing myself and the other temp was out, but the assignment that she had given the other temp kept us both busy all day. This job is mainly office work, so they had me doing internal cold calling. I hate cold calling in general, but apparently I have learned to fake it well enough on the phone that I actually sound like I know what I am doing.
When I left yesterday my brain was numb and I was frustrated. I'm not ready to walk away without giving it at least a week, but the last thing I want to do is cold-call people for the next two months. Dad said I just had to accept the boredom, but I can't. This numb brain feeling is something I just can't stand and won't accept. I wish I was better at office work so I could do this and not feel so thick-headed. When I get that thick feeling, I tend to feel like an idiot and I end up in a funk and end up getting really frustrated. And it all stems from a lack of intellectual stimulation.
My apologies to anyone who reads this and does like office work. This really is just me and the way I react to it.
Well, my prayer for when I went to bed and got up was that this day would hold something different or God would give me the patience to get through the day. I think He answered both.
So far I have been filing. Filing to me is like doing a puzzle. You have a pile of pieces and you have to put them where they belong. In short, I actually think I can say I like filing. (Now why can't I apply this thinking to keeping my room clean????)
Another good thing is that the lady immediately over us likes jazz. We've been listening to it all morning. I'm not familiar enough to identify specific songs as belonging to a specific artist, but I do recognize some of the styles like Dave Koz, Boney James, etc.
I've decided to take it one day at a time. My goal: make it to the gym before work EVERY day, make it through the day, walk my dog as soon as it cools off enough or after 7 p.m. whichever happens first, and find some way to stimulate my brain before I hit the hay.
There is a conflicting report that this job is a month long vs. the end of the July. I guess we'll see what happens. I'm going to do my best to be thankful for each day I have and be content in what I'm doing.
I managed to get my portfolio web site revamped and updated before this job started. It was sadly out of date. It didn't even have the yearbook or the latest of the brochures I've done! Now I need to tackle my fan art site. I'm ready for a new layout not just a new look. I'll have to think about it because first, I desperately need to update the content.
Ok... so I've rambled on long enough... and it's only lunch time.
Comments (2)
I know you hate office jobs, but I also know you'll be VERY glad of the money if you can stick it out a couple of months. Hopefully it will involve more filing and less cold calling!!
One summer I had a mind-numbing temp job that I actually ended up enjoying... because I learned to do it with a quarter of my brain, and day-dream with the other three quarters. Getting $15 an hour for daydreaming isn't so bad.
If you reach the point where you can compose stories in your head (to be written down later) while you're working, you might like it better.
Great idea, BB!
All the best with this, starkat. I hope you can stick with it and that some more stimulating jobs will come your way there.