02-17-2010, 03:39 PM
i used to find work things like that similarly pointless when i was an employee - the whole thing just seemed completely ridiculous - actually the whole concept of 'managing' people hals always seemed completely ridiculous to be honest, but then i was never cut out for that kind of environment
when i went for my first job after uni i got onto this really sought after graduate training programme with a big pr firm - we went through two days of psychometric testing, iq testing - the whole works... and we had a one on one debrief with the psychologist. she said to me that i'd never fit in in that environment, that the two faced, deceptive, status seeking nature of offices in that industry would damage me. i've always been amazed at how right she was.
anyway... that's beside the point... there is indeed humour to be found in embracing your alien nature at these kinds of moments and realising the ridiculousness of the corporate world
when i went for my first job after uni i got onto this really sought after graduate training programme with a big pr firm - we went through two days of psychometric testing, iq testing - the whole works... and we had a one on one debrief with the psychologist. she said to me that i'd never fit in in that environment, that the two faced, deceptive, status seeking nature of offices in that industry would damage me. i've always been amazed at how right she was.
anyway... that's beside the point... there is indeed humour to be found in embracing your alien nature at these kinds of moments and realising the ridiculousness of the corporate world