New job, new ways to prove my incompetency
So I finally started a new job this morning (at 8:30, kinda *ugh*) after 4 days of not earning a dime. It's another receptionist position...and in case you didn't know, I'm sooooo uncomfortable being a receptionist usually. I loved the other place I was at because it was a small office and I had a lot of time to get used to the phone system and had few other responsibilities. Plus, everyone in the office (all 10 of them) was so nice. Here, Idk, I'm antsy and uncomfortable. I know it's probably just the first day stuff, but we'll see. You think being a receptionist all I do is answer phones, but I have yet to answer a call in the past hour; they all go directly to the assistants (and EVERYONE has one for some reason). The permanent receptionist left me an entire folder of shit to do... stuff like issuing building authorizations/ certificates of insurance; arranging ID cards; replacing toner and upkeep of copy room; research vendors; etc. Just a whole bunch of shit that, granted, I probably (hopefully) won't have to deal with over the next week, but still. Oy vey. And then the CAO (what does the "A" stand for??) tells me about the reeeally important conference on Monday and how I basically have to anticipate and cater to the investors's every whim. Awesome. I swear, under job description for Temp they should just list "Serving as office bitch." The last listed duty on my little job paper says (in bold) "Do any odd jobs requested..." Should I ask what the elipsis means?
I shouldn't complain for what I'm getting paid, but I can't help it. We'll just say it's the nerves talking. As much as I bitched about the job last summer, I wouldn't have minded going back. If you can believe it, the other admin complained more than me. I heard that she got fired in December. Even though I'm not making shit so far (for it being mid-July), I can't wait to go back to school. Sure, we'll all be working out asses off and stressed out, and my job will only pay $8/hr, but at least we'll be together again (hopefully Iris too, when Pace figures its shit out), I'll have a job I like and can do, and I won't have an hour+ commute each way. Oh commutes...
Yesterday, thankfully, I stayed at Mike's so that I wouldn't have to worry about getting to work on time. I'm supposed to start at 8:30, but my train gets into GC at 8:22. Luckily the office is at 52nd and Park, but the way I timed it today I would juuuust make it, if I hurried and didn't wait too long for the subway. Fingers crossed. Because there's no way I'm gonna take the earlier train at 6:50 and get to GC at 8:03. I like being early, but not if entails me getting up before 6. Earlier in the evening, Mike, his roommate, their friend, and I went to a taping of The Colbert Report. Oh man was it a good episode! It airs tonight I think; you might be able to see us when he runs over to the crowd on his way to the interview. Later their friend went home to Staten Island (ouch) and the 3 of us went to their friends' apt in Brooklyn. Oddly enough, it's actually really close to where Diana, Kevin, and Jacob used to live. Oh i love their friends; they're a live-in couple and so cute. The boys kept talking about computers and some sc-fi stuff, so she (Abbey) and I turned to each other and talked about books (she was an English Major). Oh finally! I mean, Mike's friends are great and really nice people, but most of them went to computer school together or know each other through techy-related things, so I don't always understand what they're talking about. Frankly, a couple times I just felt stupid when I know I'm not. I guess the flip-side will be when he hangs out with us, or with Pace Press people. It's called assilmilation. And a couple other words that end in -tion that I can't think of right now 'cause I have to pee pretty bad. God I can't believe it's only 10:08!
I shouldn't complain for what I'm getting paid, but I can't help it. We'll just say it's the nerves talking. As much as I bitched about the job last summer, I wouldn't have minded going back. If you can believe it, the other admin complained more than me. I heard that she got fired in December. Even though I'm not making shit so far (for it being mid-July), I can't wait to go back to school. Sure, we'll all be working out asses off and stressed out, and my job will only pay $8/hr, but at least we'll be together again (hopefully Iris too, when Pace figures its shit out), I'll have a job I like and can do, and I won't have an hour+ commute each way. Oh commutes...
Yesterday, thankfully, I stayed at Mike's so that I wouldn't have to worry about getting to work on time. I'm supposed to start at 8:30, but my train gets into GC at 8:22. Luckily the office is at 52nd and Park, but the way I timed it today I would juuuust make it, if I hurried and didn't wait too long for the subway. Fingers crossed. Because there's no way I'm gonna take the earlier train at 6:50 and get to GC at 8:03. I like being early, but not if entails me getting up before 6. Earlier in the evening, Mike, his roommate, their friend, and I went to a taping of The Colbert Report. Oh man was it a good episode! It airs tonight I think; you might be able to see us when he runs over to the crowd on his way to the interview. Later their friend went home to Staten Island (ouch) and the 3 of us went to their friends' apt in Brooklyn. Oddly enough, it's actually really close to where Diana, Kevin, and Jacob used to live. Oh i love their friends; they're a live-in couple and so cute. The boys kept talking about computers and some sc-fi stuff, so she (Abbey) and I turned to each other and talked about books (she was an English Major). Oh finally! I mean, Mike's friends are great and really nice people, but most of them went to computer school together or know each other through techy-related things, so I don't always understand what they're talking about. Frankly, a couple times I just felt stupid when I know I'm not. I guess the flip-side will be when he hangs out with us, or with Pace Press people. It's called assilmilation. And a couple other words that end in -tion that I can't think of right now 'cause I have to pee pretty bad. God I can't believe it's only 10:08!