Monday, January 29, 2007
10:01 a.m.

* Every time you see this symbol (*), the phone is ringing or I am * interrupted for * something else that needs my immediate attention. I am not indicating any kind of emphasis or change in my tone; it’s strictly to signify an interruption.

Happy Monday! Both admin coworkers are on vacation/at a seminar so I will be getting everything I hate about my job ruthlessly shoved up my ass with a splintered broomstick, and everything I never wanted from my supervisor’s job kicked down my throat with the same broomstick. Until Wednesday. * And I came in this morning at 7am, forgetting that I’m supposed to work 8-5 until Wednesday. * I have an unnecessarily long day ahead of me. Maybe it’s for the best though, since I’m always late anyway.

In addition to the usual barrage of annoying phone calls (now doubled since the receptionist is gone), I am also * processing timesheets, preparing mail (barf), typing letters, dispensing petty cash, and whatever else I should be doing (like filling the paper trays and stocking sodas). ** We have about $4 in our petty cash box, and when I spoke to Accounts Payable, I was told that she dispensed a check, which, at my supervisor’s request, is in the receptionist’s name. Um…Hello, neither of them are here till Wednesday, how the fuck am I supposed to cash that? Hey, it’s called foresight, look into it. Unless people don’t mind using a bag of pennies and nickels from the soda * fund, we have no money till Wednesday. Just another reason to smile * and draw blood with my * pen.

Oh, and yet another reason to smile: the fax machine * isn’t receiving faxes. Who really uses fax machines anymore anyway, first of all? PDFs are so much easier and faster. Secondly, I am an idiot because the IT person just pointed out that the FAX mode of the FAX machine was OFF. Kind of * an important factor. I only partially blame myself because a) I didn’t change the settings, I blame the receptionist like I do for everything else. b) The IT girl didn’t notice the first time either. So as she stated, “We’re both dumb.”

On a side note, would people just answer their fucking phones? If you’re waiting for a call, don’t wander away – what’s wrong with you? Like I use the intercom for fun? * I don’t * use the intercom for fun. Only when the muffin lady comes, and she * doesn’t anymore. I love having to page the same person repeatedly because they keep ignoring their phone, and the one time I skip * the intercom, I get the “why didn’t you page me?” call. Oh, and if I transfer a call you’re not happy about, or someone that calls repeatedly,  don’t take it out on me, I didn’t tell them to call, and I certainly wouldn’t tell them to * KEEP CALLING. It’s as annoying to * me as it is to you. Believe me.

Stay tuned, more complaints to follow. * ** It’s gonna be a long two days.