Jul 12 2001
Petty, petty!
My horoscope today tells me to “spread my charm”, but I have been a charm-free girl this week. For some reason — and I don’t know what it is — my inability to suffer fools and my own utter pettiness have combined to make me really intolerant of practically everyone this week. Most of my co-workers are driving me crazy with their helplessness and/or just plain stupidity to the point where even things like the following bug me.
Yesterday morning I got on the elevator in my office building and pressed the button for 15, my floor. Six guys then pack on and press the button for 21. When we arrive at my floor, they won’t budge so I can get out. I have to say, “Excuse me!” really loudly twice before they move. They know they aren’t getting out at 15, so why can’t they get the hell out of my way? Way too busy discussing sports or egos too large to readily move, I guess.
I’m really sick of the new guy talking about how much better they did things at his old job. Well, why don’t you go back there, then? I’m sick of our admin assistant STILL not knowing the basics of her job after a year and getting away with it. I used to be the AA, and I swear to God that everyone who has had the job after me has been paid more and done a shittier job. And I also think that because I used to be the AA — like 4 YEARS AGO — they still treat me differently than the other analysts. Who are, by the way, all men.
I’m going to buy a lottery ticket and pray that I win so I can finally achieve my lifetime career goal of idle rich. It’s 100% true. We had “Career Day” at school when I was about 12 years old. We were supposed to write down what we wanted to be when we grew up. I wrote down “idle rich” and got in a world of trouble because my teacher thought I was being a smartass. And for once I wasn’t being a smartass. I was being completely honest. I still haven’t achieved this goal, and I haven’t grown up, either! So I hope I win. It will almost certainly improve my mood — temporarily, of course — and I know I will be soooo good at it!
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