Now I have had numerous jobs that I did not enjoy or were boring or have some hilarious antidotes. Since the time the pool table was moved I feel like I want to contribute some other stories from my employment past as well as to continue my some advice posts as sometimes people just need advice.
When I began working at this particular contract, I began in a room with 2 other guys. I like to refer to the room as loserville. Their jobs were computer internet jobs and they would spend all day surfing online and then writing reports about what was online...boring.
When I first started, I thought they were just losers until I realized that I was actually working with loser and uber-loser. How does one recognize an uber-loser? Well start by asking what type of music he likes. The answer will be 'I don't really listen to music' which really thwarted my plan since I asked only so that I could play the radio aloud and people don't object as much if it's music they like to listen to. A few days later, I asked whether he had seen the Daily Show the night before. He doesn't watch TV. I asked if he read - which perhaps came across as more as questioning his literacy rather than if reading was a hobby - either way, he did not read. So he does not read, listen to music or watch TV. That leaves video games...with no other interests or hobbies. After that, we did not speak again at the office. It was probably for the best. He earned the nickname uber-loser. The other guy was just a regular loser who didn't have much to say and wasn't very funny.
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