LSOB?
An article from Men's Health magazine describes six undesirable candidates for employment. When I stumbled across this article it chilled me. Was I one of these six incorrect choices. Was I, gulp, the "Loafer"? I didn't mention it yesterday but I was fired from my job as desk assistant at the residence hall. I got lucky though, I was fired on the last day of school, and coincidentally the last day of work. There was one shift in particular that I was repeatedly late to. This shift occurred after my last class of the day at 5:00pm this left me an hour to get home and eat before the cafeteria closed. It sucked because I always planned to just chow down quickly and make a run for work, but once I sat down I always ended up bumping into some friends and during our conversations and my leisurely eating I always forgot about work. Anyway I've gotten lucky a lot. The last time I was fired, I already had another job lined up so I didn't have to worry about having a good reference. The same is true in this case, I was hired a week before school ended and management caught on to my attendance habits. Close call. Needless to say, I don't want any more. Despite the shitty hours at work I've vowed to arrive a little early EVERY day. I also want to work harder than every other intern and every other employee in the office. I saw the Pursuit of Happiness yesterday, and I guess you could say it inspired me though I had already made the promise to myself. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say it encouraged me to stick to my guns.
So far my goal is easier than I initially thought it would be. I've finished 5 operation permits a week in advance of their due date. My supervisor called me "Very productive" which brightened my day a little. With the exception of three, maybe four employees I don't have much competition. Delilah told me she tried to play Yahoo games yesterday and was upset when she found out it was blocked. According to her she was only going to play because she was finished with her work. My motto so far is that I', never finished. I look for more stuff after mine in ready to submit. As for the importance of being punctual. Well, so far I've been arriving an average of three minutes late. It takes quite a while to walk from my parking space. I can work on that though. I think Delilah spends most of her time absorbing the affection of her Supervisor. Of all the people I've encountered at the office I would say he's the second most commited to his job after Jimbo, the man in the cubicle adjacent to mine. Delilah's supervisor is almost 10 years older than us, and married, but I can tell he likes her. He just isn't sure how to go about courting her. I'll let him think about it, and while he does that coveted number 2 hardest worker position of his is mine! I'm not sure I can beat out old Jimbo though, the man is just seriously focused. He managed to ignore the biggest whiner in the office and continue to work throughout his entire hour plus bitch about policies and salaries. What a machine! My supervisor, Scotty (who amazingly also resembles Scotty from Star Trek) is also a master engineer. He works at a slightly slower pace but he is very thorough and knows every proper procedure and task like the back of his hand. The man is really sharp, I feel like an idiot sometimes because of the seemingly obvious questions I must ask him but it's better safe than sorry!
In other news I find it very amusing that the majority of the files in our permit folders were submitted by Enron. Remember those guys and their big business blunder?
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=guy.wisdom&category=career.money&conitem=56b17acad7402110VgnVCM10000013281eac____
So far my goal is easier than I initially thought it would be. I've finished 5 operation permits a week in advance of their due date. My supervisor called me "Very productive" which brightened my day a little. With the exception of three, maybe four employees I don't have much competition. Delilah told me she tried to play Yahoo games yesterday and was upset when she found out it was blocked. According to her she was only going to play because she was finished with her work. My motto so far is that I', never finished. I look for more stuff after mine in ready to submit. As for the importance of being punctual. Well, so far I've been arriving an average of three minutes late. It takes quite a while to walk from my parking space. I can work on that though. I think Delilah spends most of her time absorbing the affection of her Supervisor. Of all the people I've encountered at the office I would say he's the second most commited to his job after Jimbo, the man in the cubicle adjacent to mine. Delilah's supervisor is almost 10 years older than us, and married, but I can tell he likes her. He just isn't sure how to go about courting her. I'll let him think about it, and while he does that coveted number 2 hardest worker position of his is mine! I'm not sure I can beat out old Jimbo though, the man is just seriously focused. He managed to ignore the biggest whiner in the office and continue to work throughout his entire hour plus bitch about policies and salaries. What a machine! My supervisor, Scotty (who amazingly also resembles Scotty from Star Trek) is also a master engineer. He works at a slightly slower pace but he is very thorough and knows every proper procedure and task like the back of his hand. The man is really sharp, I feel like an idiot sometimes because of the seemingly obvious questions I must ask him but it's better safe than sorry!
In other news I find it very amusing that the majority of the files in our permit folders were submitted by Enron. Remember those guys and their big business blunder?
http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=guy.wisdom&category=career.money&conitem=56b17acad7402110VgnVCM10000013281eac____
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