Jahwol!
Well, gosh. It took all of a day for the good feelings I had about the temp job and life in general to crumble apart. After the pleasant day of getting up early, getting up period the day after was an act of brutality. And I found out the department has a zero Internet policy. No personal email or anything. I got a message at home from Kelly about calling them going over US Bank's policies in detail. Which will be quite a trick, since I'm not allowed to call anyone while at work. There was also a real emphasis on no cell phone calls while at work, which irritated me, because I don't own a cell phone. And despite that, I really, really don't like the dismissal of the whole "what if there was an emergency" situation.
I was really fulminating about this last night. So many workplace issues can tick me off. They always seem to be more about control and creating a culture of antlike conformity than about security or promoting quality or improving customer service or, gee, I don't know, other things one would assume would be a priority in a business.
I calmed down a little a bit later, when I realized extremist Internet policies make some sense in a department that deals with securities transactions in the tens of millions of dollars. Still, I really wish there was some way of entertaining myself while slaving away. An active mind is a more effective mind. Why in hell can't employers understand this?
I spent much of the evening at the Urban Bean, writing ad copy and waiting for my art direction partner to show up in a stunning display of miscommunication. We would up discussing things over the phone, a bit later than I had wanted to stay up.
Which reminds me, I need to do some emailing about that right away, since I can't do that simple little thing at work anymore.
I was really fulminating about this last night. So many workplace issues can tick me off. They always seem to be more about control and creating a culture of antlike conformity than about security or promoting quality or improving customer service or, gee, I don't know, other things one would assume would be a priority in a business.
I calmed down a little a bit later, when I realized extremist Internet policies make some sense in a department that deals with securities transactions in the tens of millions of dollars. Still, I really wish there was some way of entertaining myself while slaving away. An active mind is a more effective mind. Why in hell can't employers understand this?
I spent much of the evening at the Urban Bean, writing ad copy and waiting for my art direction partner to show up in a stunning display of miscommunication. We would up discussing things over the phone, a bit later than I had wanted to stay up.
Which reminds me, I need to do some emailing about that right away, since I can't do that simple little thing at work anymore.