A Top Ten List
Sep 27th, 2007 by Nola
Now that I am back at work, the things I really don’t like about working have come flooding back to me. With no further ado, here’s my Top Ten List of Things I Don’t Like About Working:
- Having to Wake Up and Arrive at a Stated Time. Even though Sun is sleeping at least seven hours a night, I still don’t sleep well and am a bit of a night owl. So no matter when I go to sleep or how much sleep I get, I always hate getting up in the morning. Add to that the pressure of having to be in the office at a respectable time in the morning, and this waking up early thing is a real drag.
- Wearing Suits. Now, I do like the garanimal quality of suits. I don’t have coffee until I am at the office. And not being a morning person, it is good that I can just match up my suit and I’m a-go. However, suits are expensive and far less comfortable than jeans.
- Wearing Heels. With those suits come heels. My poor feet are killing me!! Too bad sandals look so bad with a suit.
- Traffic. On maternity leave, I’d leave the house for an errand at around 11am and with no real time frame in which to get somewhere. Now that I am back in rush hour traffic, I hate it! People are so crabby in rush hour traffic (me included!). It sucks!
- Paying to Park. While on leave, my parking costs were suspended. Now I am back to shelling out over $200 a month to park. It always sucked, but now I am only working three days a week. So by my math, I am paying $18 a day to park. Gulp. But I do pay extra for a reserved spot (I got tired of parking on different floors every day and “losing” my car only to spend 20 minutes every evening to find it. I was too proud to take one of those “You are parked on . . . ” Cards) and I do have in and out privileges and am protected from the elements. But I pay dearly.
- Driving in Parking Garage. Our building’s garage is narrow and folks FLY up and down as though it were not two-way. It is frightening.
- Crappy Office Coffee. It isn’t the $2.50 cafe au lait I’ve gotten myself spoiled on. ‘Nuf said.
- Expensive Lunches. To not eat at my desk, it costs at least $12 to eat out. But really, it’s usually closer to $20. For a salad. Or a sandwich. Not gourmet. (How can it cost more to park than to eat??)
- Stinky Bathroom. Though our office is just ours, we have a lot of women. And let’s just say it isn’t as nice in there as it is at my home.
- Ruined Cuticles. With all the stress of waking up, dressing in suits and heels, driving in crazy traffic and the garage and the high cost of lunch and parking with no good coffee or a bathroom, my nerves get the better of me and I rip my cuticles to shreds as a result. It’s a vicious cycle.
Stumble it!
I never had to pay for parking, but the rest I clearly remember! Your #1 would be my #1 today as well. I will be writing about my back to work experience on my blog too. Hopefully in the next day or two. Just haven’t had time as I have been out of town. Trying to catch up! It has been on my to-do for blogging.
I can relate to at least seven of those. And in my opinion, morning TRAFFIC is the worst!!
Well traffic period. morning, afternoon, whatever! HAHAHA
Insert “tea” instead of “coffee” and you’ve got my top ten list, too.
When I moved up here, my favorite part for the first couple months was that I drove the opposite way of most traffic, parked on the ground for free, and took no elevator to my office. The tea still stinks, but I do get to wear jeans of Fridays, and what passed for “business casual” at the law firm is more dressed up than most people around here ever get.
But they still expect me to get up at an uncivilized hour. Aren’t there some firms in India who need telecommuters to whom we could provide services at 2 AM?