September 16, 2004

don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy

I've got 4 inches of paper to sort (first by letter, then by number, then by date) and then data-enter.

My new boss asked me what my career goals are. I said I desperately want a position that will allow me to go to the bathroom whenever I want.

"You don't want to move toward something more....specific?"

"Well, I've been answering phones for more than 5 years now, and I think my priorities are pretty straight. I don't really care what you want me to do, but I'm tired of having to ask permission to pee."

but I would still rather be one of those guys who sweeps the street or rides a bike around giving directions to tourists.

Posted by Sonya at September 16, 2004 10:23 AM
Comments

Oh I so hear you. Cap'n Salt just put up a post about his dayjob, too, and that age-old conundrum: what to do when you don't want to claw your way up the career ladder, but are really tired of the pee-regulating jobs on the lower rungs.

I think I'd like to knit, or bake muffins, but I don't think my boss wants to hear those as my career goals in my next performance review.

Posted by: mols at September 16, 2004 11:32 AM

I am so lucky that I already have a dead-end job where nobody asks me pointless questions about "career goals", and I can go to the bathroom anytime I damned well feel like it!

Of course, it's not a very challenging or exciting job, but for the moment that's a trade-off I can live with.

Now, I'm heading for the restroom -- because I can!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Posted by: KING COMTE I at September 16, 2004 12:17 PM

Dear Sonya:

You know what you should do? Seriously? You should be a bike messenger. Really. Trust me on this. As soon as I had the idea this little piece of cartilage in my ear started vibrating, and that only happens when I have a really brilliant idea. Like, for example, it happened after I invented magnetic trains. And I know that was a brilliant idea because it turned out that someone else had totally already invented them and made a jillion dollars off them.

You must be a bike messenger. God told me so. And bike messengers can pee on the street if they feel like it.

Posted by: Joshua at September 16, 2004 12:54 PM

Yes, I was going to say: you should go for a job that allows you to pee WHEREever you want.

Posted by: srae at September 16, 2004 08:33 PM

Yeah, and a job where you can drink 40oz of Colt 45 in a paper bag!

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