I have a theory about why movies about work aren’t more popular than you might think they should be: Work is boring as heck. The movie Clockwatchers (terrible title) doesn’t do much to dispose of that concept. The movie begins with the monotonous ticking of clocks and it feels like it takes the first half…
I’ve been depressed lately and it’s for a multitude of reasons. One of those reasons is being confined to a single job for almost a month has given me cabin fever. The work itself isn’t too bad as I’m watching a lovely dog, but being completely dependent on someone else’s car to get anywhere or…
Introduction: When Jobs Are Good, Actually I find it an interesting and rewarding challenge to write about people who enjoy their jobs. I’ve talked about the pros and cons of my recent job and there are certainly things I like about it. Being able to get so much love from animals is such a nice…
(Part One) The Good It’s hardest to start with the good, so let’s begin there. I’ve had some moments of euphoria with my job where I wonder: Do I really get to work with dogs for a living?! And the answer is yes and that (sometimes) fills me with wonder. These moments are far and…
Whenever I’d come home from my previous job I’d rip off my shirt as soon as possible. And almost anytime I could take my shirt off before then I’d do that instead. I didn’t want to be associated with the job. One time, a person called me from across the street, “The [Redacted] Guy!” and…
Today after going to bed around 1:45 AM, I woke up around 10:15 and desperately wanted to go back to sleep. I’m preparing for a new job(!) that I’m going to love but it requires waking up in the morning. The job doesn’t start for another week but I want to make sure I can…
After reading this article on the New York Times about The Brutal Life of Sanitation Workers and watching Top 10 Most Disgusting Jobs, it got me thinking about why workers who have such gross jobs get such little respect. Whether in their pay, the amount of social recognition and maybe even pride they take in…
Well look at that! It’s almost been two years since the last entry and that was when I working for an even shittier place than I was now. So I guess I’m moving up in the world…kind of? But at any rate, if I had the picture of myself that the company camera caught me…
I have a friend whose ostensibly good at his job. He gets paid week after week, looks dead tired most of the time and constantly complains (and rightly so) about the pressures he has to handle. Recently he told me that his boss offered him working two jobs at once with only a marginal pay bonus.…
Today I went through an article on Cracked all about job interviews and how awful they are, I wondered what a similar article might look like if it focused on the next part: Actually having the job. Here’s my version. 5. Your resume didn’t really matter in the end It’s a nice initial feeling when…