January 12, 2002
This past week, i worked temp at a friend's office. it was quite an
experience. id never had any real experience prior to this in a
corporation of any type, temp or otherwise. so everything was pretty new
to me, and i must say that it wasnt the most pleasant of experiences. i
think i am starting to understand why people say college life is much
better than working life, and to stay in school for as long as possible.
this is not to say that my coworkers there were bad or anything of the
sort. in fact, they were very nice and friendly, always saying hi and
introducing themselves to me. what i did not like was the lack of
significance of all that seemed to be going on there, and the lack of
freedom i felt working there. i felt that the work was not anything
important, that what i was doing would not directly improve anyone's life
in any way, which leads me to think that the only reason for working in
such an environment is for the money--that money becomes the only
motivator. im not against earning lots of money, but if it's the only
thing going for me, i dont know if i would be content with that. also, the
lack of freedom. every day, i had to wake up around 7:15 to get ready for
work. rain or shine, no matter how i feel, this is what has to be done.
there's no way around this. this in itself is normal, as a daily routine
is what we're all used to. going to school, going to work is something
that has to be done daily. but this coupled with the fact that i dont
enjoy what im waking up so early to do adds another layer of negative
feelings--complaints in particular. for me, waking up even on the second
morning was hard...quite unfortunate. im glad i dont have to do it every
day. yet.
one thing i really hope for, though, when i begin working full time. i
hope that it will be something fulfilling, that i will enjoy doing it
and i will feel that it is really making a positive difference in the
lives of the people i affect with my work.
now im sure many people would object to my statements, and say that the
work they do is important. if they feel this way, that's great, because
they can find pleasure in the work they are doing. i know im
being terribly general about what work i was involved in, but im just
stating a personal opinion about the particular work i was involved, for
the week that i was there, working in an office that deals with the
business aspect of a certain product.
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