Everyone has bad weeks at work, I don't think I'm naive enough not to realise that, but I seem to be having more of them recently. It's not so much the job is bad, but my word is it dull, and petty arguments about pointless crap wears you down after a time.
Today's "discussion" revolved around my decision to use ISBN's (which are printed on all the books, natch, and across all of our sales literature) as opposed to making up a new code for them. The sad fact is that in retrospect I don't care but I still get swept away with it all. I'll add this to the other "discussions" about them not printing the Customer Services telephone number in the brochure (!), and moving to a new computer system that can't even keep accurate stock figures.
Maybe I'm not cut out for office work - in fact, I'm fairly confident that I'm not. There's too much backstabbing from people trying to claw their way to the top of the ladder, whilst forgetting that we're trying to be a business. Those people are in the minority, and present in every company, but boy do they make a lot of noise.
But where do I go from here? Have I become one of those people that lets it all wash over me, and gets on with the grind, or am I still the person that can change things, when I so desire?
But what do I do? I have spent my life thus far aiming for an office job - I'm sure most people my age do, and just this morning I hear that English heritage are warning that there are not enough skilled workers. I don't want to be a Stonemason, but it sure sounds more interesting than explaining for the umpteenth time how to copy and paste.
There's an alternative waiting for me, I just don't know what it is yet.
3 comments:
Good luck in that search. I'm still looking for my (second) vocation, since the first was cruelly snatched from me 6 years ago. Stonemason does sound good, but does it pay well enough? Too much emphasis is placed on inflating the salaries of those who "drive desks" (and I include myself in that) compared to people who have a real skill.
To be honest Carol, I'd take a pay cut to do something interesting. I can't help but think I'm wasting my time doing shite.
I thought you were already a rich and famous fillum producer? Don't want much, do you? ;)
I know exactly how you feel, K. It's been an absolutely arse week here too. I was toying with the idea of becoming a lock-keeper or similar, or even train in boaty mechanics so I can be more satisfyingly useful.
*hmmmm*
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