Tuesday, March 06, 2007

the internet agrees that my last job was insane

* Now with more contest! Check out the comments to learn more *

I realized this morning that I've been in my current job for over a year now. That's the longest I've held any job before. They don't appear to be firing me any time soon. They even appear to rather like me. I could get used to this. It's a tremendously pleasant change from my other postgrad jobs, both of which left me as such a quivering ball of neuroses and stress at the end of the day that I both developed ulcers and a raging hostility towards all aspects of contemporary American politics.

This morning I also learned that a conversation I submitted during my previous job is now the number two classic quote on www.overheardintheoffice.com. As in, of all the idiocy that has been documented on that site, all of the bored office drones voting on which is the most idiotic of them all found my experience to be the second jaw-droppingly, snorting-out-loud stupidest, most ridiculous conversation there.

WOW. That, even given my rather insane employment history, kind of stops me cold.

Dear Lord Baby Jesus, I am so grateful to be in my current job. A job where strangers on the internet do not react to my office goings-on with a collective "dude, that shit is fucked up."

And in case you were wondering, as of February 2006, Desmond Tutu's email address is the one thing Google can't help you find. Well, that and your SANITY if you're trapped in a job where your boss asks you to Google Desmond Tutu's email address.

5 comments:

I-66 said...

I think you should hold a "Guess Desmond Tutu's Email Address" contest, where your loverly readers suggest what it should be, and the funniest suggestion gets a prize.

I mean, if for no other reason because it gives us a reason to use the name "Desmond Tutu" an unimaginable amount of times, and that can't be a bad thing.

Kristin said...

I second the idea from I-66. That would just be funny.

EJ Takes Life said...

Works for me! Kids, what do you think Desmond Tutu's email address is? The winner gets a shot from me at the next happy hour.

To start things off: dezzie69696969@aol.com

Kristin said...

desilicious@tutu.com? I should have started thinking of one when I seconded the idea. :)

I-66 said...

TutuPlatter@collegeclub.com