The Pros & Cons of Office Jobs

I am sitting here at work, bored out of my mind, and wish I was just about anywhere on planet Earth, except in this cubicle. Since I cannot leave, I figured I would come up with a list of the pro’s and con’s to working an office job.

Lets get to it, here are 5 of the Cons (there are actually like 100 but it takes to long to type them all).

1. Meetings

Everyday, employees sit in meetings that are marked as important, when all they really are is a way to waste my time. They might as well just put it in the Outlook calendar as a hour coffee break where we can talk about everything that no one cares about. Do I care where the company is going in 10 years? Not exactly, because there are 0 odds I will be working for it anyway. Ahh, get me out of here.

2. Everyone Thinks There Position Is So Important

Every employee seems to think their position is the most important aspect of the company. I am sorry, but really, you are not that important. Especially the higher up the corporate ladder you make it(I’m hoping I fall off of it soon!).

3. Sitting in A Cubicle

This has been proven to drive people to insanity, look at me. I created this blog as a way of doing something with all the time I spend sitting in this refrigerator box. Since no one is around to talk to, I might as well rant to this computer I am sitting at and let everyone else read it. Please, at least give me a window view of the back alley of this building. Just seeing daylight would at least remind me I am still alive.

4. The Corporate Ladder

I know it is the way it is, that people with seniority are higher up the chain. But I just hate the way it is setup in Corporate America. You come out of college, and your entry-level position is mining coal for the company you hope to work for one day. Not a lot of fun, especially since I do not even want to be at the top of the ladder. I’d rather be the bully that knocks the ladder over when your standing on it, hehe

5. Corporate Gatherings

There is nothing I hate more than those “events” or parties they throw at your office. Where we drink sparkling grape juice and mingle with our coworkers. Everyone, step and get your free cake! Oh thanks, I wanted to gain 10 pounds working for you this year anyway. If we are going to party, lets at least drive to Vegas and stay up until 6 am at the craps table.

Now with that said, I suppose I should list some Pros to working an office job just to keep it fair.

1. Surfing The Internet

There is nothing better than sitting at work surfing the internet as much as possible. Reading up on Facebook, poking a few random people, and sending messages to all your friends. Then comes Digg, where I can read up on all the random news I could care less about. It really makes the time fly.

2. Blogging

Working an office job makes it very convenient to create a blog since I spend so much time sitting at a computer. I can make a post everyday at work and it really frees up some time when I get home from work. Plus I can research all the things I need to learn to make my blog even more successful in the future. Cheers to Blogging!

3. Instant Messaging

One thing that keeps me sane at work, is having 16 instant message conversations open at one time. I can chat the date away about just about anything and before you know it, 5 o clock is here. What makes it really fun, is talking to your friends that are working at their office jobs. We can argue back and forth about who is more bored sitting in their cubicle.

4. ??

I guess the three things that keep me at my job are surfing the internet, blogging, and instant messaging. If any of those three were eliminated, I would probably go apply at the local Jamba Juice where I can make fruit smoothies all day and drink them for free. I could even hook my friends up with some super cool discounts.

Well I am out, the Bathroom Stall Hammock needs some use..

Posted on: March 18th, 2008

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