2 posts tagged “cubicle”

i wonder if i have an idealistic view of what a job should be like. maybe i watch too much television.

i remember jobs when i was younger...i always had the best time at work. whether it was the grocery store, the record store, the portrait studio...i was always good friends with the people i worked with and never really minded going there.

this whole job search has got me thinking...thinking about a lot of things, i guess. is the grass ever greener on the other side? would it really be better if i got a new job, or would it just be a change of scenery?

is this what a grown-up's job is always like?

i can't imagine that's the case...i'm sure there are tons of adults that work in offices that are happy...is it just that i'm not really meant to be the tenant of a fabric covered cubicle?

i'm flying out tomorrow at about 5 in the morning to go to new york to visit family for the weekend.

while i love Boyfriend and being around him...it'll be good for me to go away for a while without him. he's been stressed out about work, stressed about recording albums with both bands and as of the other day, he had a bunch of cd's stolen from his car (which sucks, but he hasn't stopped talking about it...learn to lock your car doors. sheesh.).

i'm the type of person whose mood reflects that of the person i'm around...so he's really just been bringing me down with his mopey-ness.

i think it'll be good for him too that i'm away...give him some time to relax and maybe work on an attitude adjustment :)

i feel like i'm constantly worrying about what i'm making for dinner; making sure the bills are taken care of; does the floor need to be swiffered?; that load of towels needs to get taken care of; the dishes are piled up in the sink; is the garbage starting to smell?; if so-and-so comes over, will they think the living room is clean enough?; is the air freshener still working?; so on and so forth...i'm dying to just not care...for once. dying for a break from the everyday.

i'm also looking forward to getting away from the cubicle:

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while my cubicle is adorable, my co-workers are not. i'm the youngest person here by about 8 years and i don't really get along or have anything in common with them so daily life here kinda sucks. most of them are such miserable, unfriendly people...

the only thing that i hate about leaving work is that i always feeling like there are some things that were overlooked or left undone and i will get some really unpleasant voice mails on my cell phone. i've sent out e-mails letting people know that i would be gone and if there was anything they needed, they should contact me, and i haven't heard anything which makes me nervous. 

here's hoping that i have a weekend free of unwanted cell phone messages, full of relaxing by the pool and full of some much needed breathing room.