It's pretty certain that I just got my first post-college job today. Let's discuss when we were new to office environments.

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Milo, funnily enough, I have a co-worker who already works at job A, and she works crazy hours.. so Job A would probably be more mentally taxing, too. Job B is sounding better and better.

― homosexual II, Thursday, 15 March 2007 22:23 (seventeen years ago) link

er, I meant FRIEND not co-worker. Jeez.

― homosexual II, Thursday, 15 March 2007 22:27 (seventeen years ago) link

I know this is common on ILX these days, but...
this is also out of order in terms of me making a post and getting replies. I seem to be behind....
oh, whatever, I already apologized and explained.
Mickey should thank me!

― aimurchie, Thursday, 15 March 2007 22:36 (seventeen years ago) link

uh, i think i lost track of the conversation. why do i owe you thanks?

― modestmickey, Thursday, 15 March 2007 22:39 (seventeen years ago) link

I derailed your thread...but, well, let's get back to your question.

― aimurchie, Thursday, 15 March 2007 23:04 (seventeen years ago) link

oh. thanks!

― modestmickey, Thursday, 15 March 2007 23:17 (seventeen years ago) link

aimurchie = No worries. I was just really taken aback and surprised that you made that connection between the two things. Sorry if I was overly rude in my response to you.

― ENBB, Sunday, 18 March 2007 18:28 (seventeen years ago) link

ENBB -You were actually quite polite! I was very much out of line.
I hope you are going forward with your goals.
The world needs more reproductive health care advocates, that's for sure!

― aimurchie, Monday, 19 March 2007 01:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I hate to tell you this Mickey, but office hotties do exist, esp. in the world of temping. In a few of the jobs that I have temped (particulary the ones in an office environment), there were normally about two or three girls that were young, slender, and looked super-hot in tight pinstripe slacks and low-cut button-down blouses. Also, in menial office work, there is an absurdly high ratio of females to males so your odds of hooking up are pretty good (just make sure that she initiates all the flirting). Best of luck. [/perv]

Also, the good thing about business casual is that you can bend it pretty far towards stylish. The cut of your clothes will make a big difference between looking smart and looking schlubby. If it has to be oxford-and-khakis, go balls out: get some brown loafers and tie a sweater around your neck.

― naus, Monday, 19 March 2007 01:54 (seventeen years ago) link

Best office work: being a single female tech on a helpdesk of cute young gothy tech guys. Ratio: in Trayce's favour. Or um. Something.

― Trayce, Monday, 19 March 2007 01:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Also, the good thing about business casual is that you can bend it pretty far towards stylish. The cut of your clothes will make a big difference between looking smart and looking schlubby. If it has to be oxford-and-khakis, go balls out: get some brown loafers and tie a sweater around your neck.

dear little baby jesus, please don't let me type, 'and next, tie the sweater to a light-fitting,' for that would be plain wrong of me.

― estela, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:02 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes, type it! And I'll add: get a gold watch and monogram everything.

― naus, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:09 (seventeen years ago) link

^^post not directed at mickey, but the hypothetical horrorshow sporting khakis, loafers and a sweater tied around the neck^^

― estela, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:13 (seventeen years ago) link

estela, thank you for not direction your suicide wish directly at me. cheers, hugs and kisses

― modestmickey, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:18 (seventeen years ago) link

directing

― modestmickey, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:18 (seventeen years ago) link

i do not wish you any ill, mickey, despite objecting to some of your posts.

― estela, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:24 (seventeen years ago) link

And all I'm saying is, try to look as much like Blaine and his crew from Pretty in Pink as possible.

― naus, Monday, 19 March 2007 02:38 (seventeen years ago) link

homosexual i'd take job a but that's kinda exactly what i did in my life. and despite some angst i'm glad i did.

― s1ocki, Monday, 19 March 2007 03:06 (seventeen years ago) link

i start monday. look out office environment, here i come! you just hired a felon without even knowing, bitches!

― modestmickey, Thursday, 22 March 2007 21:57 (seventeen years ago) link

homosexual i'd take job a but that's kinda exactly what i did in my life.

best sentence ever?

― HI DERE, Thursday, 22 March 2007 21:59 (seventeen years ago) link

no dan the best sentence ever remains "i would just like to point out that i have been otm on this thread"

― ghost rider, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:01 (seventeen years ago) link

i had another interview with job b the other day... went pretty well, they already asked me for references and asked me to come back next week. what is it with jobs having you come in for a gazillion interviews these days? . job a has been strangely silent; maybe decided on somebody else?

― homosexual II, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:07 (seventeen years ago) link

hi dere

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Wow, from reading this thread I think Mickey would be the more annoying douchebag co-worker than any of the overwieght Christian conservative women he fears.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Peg wants you to know about her Lord, Jesus Christ, and the magnificence of his creation, found in jelly donut.
http://j.b5z.net/i/u/2101056/i/Fat_Peg_in_photo_house_ezr.jpg

― the table is the table, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i want to play it backwards!
fears he women conservative Christian !overweight the of any than worker! co douchebag annoying more the be would Mickey! think I thread this reading from...Wow.!

― aimurchie, Thursday, 22 March 2007 22:44 (seventeen years ago) link

jon whatever chi 2.0, pleasure to meet you too!

― modestmickey, Friday, 23 March 2007 05:06 (seventeen years ago) link

well job b just called to say they picked someone else over me. SO I GUESS I DONT HAVE A CHOICE ANYMORE :(

― homosexual II, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Aw Mands. Well, it'll be an EXCITING CHALLENGE!

― Mark C, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:31 (seventeen years ago) link

After seeing that gravity can be overwon by loads of hairspray (in that picture above), I believe in Little Baby Jesus.

― stevienixed, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Summertime means that I'll hear about the state of everyone's lawn until fall. Hey guys, I had to mow my lawn twice this week!

― mh, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 17:51 (seventeen years ago) link

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