2005-12-02
i'm joining secretaries anonymous
Trudge trudge trudge.
That's the sound my shoes are making through the freshly fallen snow.
Trudge, trudge, splat.
That's the sound of my body hitting pavement because I hit a precarious ice patch.
Sigh, sigh, sigh.
That's the sound I make when I realize that I have once again joined that dangerous force. No, not THE FORCE. I'm not becoming a Jedi. I mean the work force. That force to which we must all join, grab heavy shovels, and dig our economy out of the deep grave we have put ourselves in.
This job is pretty perktacular if I do say so myself.[and i do because no one else uses the word perktacular]. My full title is "personal assitant to the chairman of the psych department" but everyone knows me better as "overglorified secretary". The job is wonderful though I must admit, despite the teasings of my peers. I grade tests, I file things alphabetically, I copy things from medical journals, etc. Basically I have my own desk in the chairperson's office and I feel just like I will in eight to ten years.
You see, I have decided that the best way to serve the Psychology field is to teach at a college level. I always knew I was going to be a professor. However, I always thought the English field would need me. No, wrong. I don't want to spend the rest of my days figuring out which part of the sentence is an adverb and if it correlates with the subject in the past tense. I want to spend the rest of my days teaching new students about rats in Skinner boxes, and helping them estimate how much cocaine Freud did per day. Or, you know, other more useful facts.
I hate to say this outloud but I never thought that the "work injuries" I would be bragging about would be papercuts from file folders. I never thought that I would be saying"today at work I had to throw together a 25 minute presentation for 35 people" and actually smile while saying it. I don't mind the mindnumbing life of a "personal assistant".
And I don't mind how good it's going to look on a resume either.
Beat that, pretentious English major fucks.
Quote of the day:"This is a great job for letters of recommendation."-[Carrie]