ATMs, New Jobs, and More of What's to Come
So, today at the ATM, I was depositing a check and this guy was standing outside....I myself doing business 4 or 5 feet away from the machine. I thought I should respect him for being extremely courteous but also try and show him I didn't give a fuck.
So I opened the door to the room with the ATM in it (with a long desk to write shit on in to the opposite-side far corner) and said "Hey awkward Boston business-suit dude, there's room for two in this place". And he was like "OH UH, SURE YOU DON'T MIND?" and I was like "no guy, come on in". So he did his thing and said "OK THANKS" on the way out.
So I'm thinking...alright, was that so abnormal? Another guy came in right behind him and was like "Oh, uh, um...sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here". And I was like "no, it is ok mr. almost identical looking awkward business-suit guy, come get your money".
Same story, two different people. I never saw a door on the front of those ATMs that said "room for one only". Maybe I missed the class on ATM etiquette. Or, and I am thinking more likely, that violates a level of trust? Is everyone so worried these days about being mugged that they don't want to share a room with the least intimidating person ever? They seemed to level off once they came in, the second dude even ventured to strike a conversation with me.
I know my case study focuses on only two people, but I can't help but speculate (now living in a fairly nice area of Boston) that the people walk around with a sense of urgency and impending doom. I think I am going to see Al Gore's movie ASAP, that way when I come out I will be able to look like everyone else on my walk/t-ride home.
Ok, so, radiohead tonight. I also am pumped to be moved into Boston. I love this apt. I don't know if I even deserve to live here.
On the other hand, I worked my first shift at Shaw's Prudential yesterday...and it seems ok. I worked with a lot of...uh, unmotivated people, which is fine but they don't appear entirely too friendly. I'm gonna work my hardest to make them like me though. I coul obviously bail on this job and get another but...guess what, I like it and it will work for this summer.
Time to end this mess. Perhaps my entries will become more orderly as my life gets back in order. I hope so.
Peace.
So I opened the door to the room with the ATM in it (with a long desk to write shit on in to the opposite-side far corner) and said "Hey awkward Boston business-suit dude, there's room for two in this place". And he was like "OH UH, SURE YOU DON'T MIND?" and I was like "no guy, come on in". So he did his thing and said "OK THANKS" on the way out.
So I'm thinking...alright, was that so abnormal? Another guy came in right behind him and was like "Oh, uh, um...sorry, I didn't know anyone was in here". And I was like "no, it is ok mr. almost identical looking awkward business-suit guy, come get your money".
Same story, two different people. I never saw a door on the front of those ATMs that said "room for one only". Maybe I missed the class on ATM etiquette. Or, and I am thinking more likely, that violates a level of trust? Is everyone so worried these days about being mugged that they don't want to share a room with the least intimidating person ever? They seemed to level off once they came in, the second dude even ventured to strike a conversation with me.
I know my case study focuses on only two people, but I can't help but speculate (now living in a fairly nice area of Boston) that the people walk around with a sense of urgency and impending doom. I think I am going to see Al Gore's movie ASAP, that way when I come out I will be able to look like everyone else on my walk/t-ride home.
Ok, so, radiohead tonight. I also am pumped to be moved into Boston. I love this apt. I don't know if I even deserve to live here.
On the other hand, I worked my first shift at Shaw's Prudential yesterday...and it seems ok. I worked with a lot of...uh, unmotivated people, which is fine but they don't appear entirely too friendly. I'm gonna work my hardest to make them like me though. I coul obviously bail on this job and get another but...guess what, I like it and it will work for this summer.
Time to end this mess. Perhaps my entries will become more orderly as my life gets back in order. I hope so.
Peace.