I'm the only male in my office. Sometimes I think the only reason I was hired was to fill the freakin' water cooler. Sign this purchase order, call this person, make this decision, change the water cooler. That's about it. Damn, I remember when my job used to be fun. My career has evolved into being a paper pusher and keeper of the cooler. I've gotta start reading the fine print in job descriptions.
Twice a week, like clockwork, every Monday and Thursday the water jug is empty. When the schedule gets busy and the days start to run together, the only way I know what day it is by the amount of water in the container.
High water = Tuesday or Friday...
Low water = Wednesday...
No Water = Monday or Thursday.
No need for those pesky things called calendars. I wonder if they knew they were hiring just bob and not Bobby Boucher.
What the heck, at least I'm getting more exercise now lifting five gallon jugs than I did before doing twelve ounce curls.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Waterboy
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You seem a little browned off today?
Corporate life can be incredibly boring and some days can be an eternity.
You're experiencing post election blues.
Keep your pecker up.
I get to be water girl at my office because I'm the youngest and still have all my vertebrae pointing the right direction.
I bet you do a better job of it than I do though.
The mortgage industry operations are generally all female and the sales people all male (generally).
Generally there are one or two men on the operations side. They are always in charge of changing the water jub.
Not in my office they're not...
Where i work I am responsible for the mail (internal and post); office supplies; stationery; and secondary storage. I have a desk - mainly for lunch.
I see you taking Monday or Thursday off. Stop making yourself so accessible!
You get treated by what you accept. Make a water cooler changing schedule - post it and sign up for the first slot to set everyone up for success and then don't sign up nor change it again...until all who are able have had a turn. :)
I'm coffee girl at my office. Everyone wants coffee but no one wants to make a pot. Golly, that walk around the corner to the kitchen sink is a doozie, don't hurt yourselves, ladies.
Amazingly, if I'm not in the office to make the coffee I get more people checking in to make sure I'm "okay" than I do when I'm here hacking and coughing with lung fever.
I'm feeling your pain, Bobolicious!
When I worked, oh so long ago, I got in really early and usually was the one to change out the water. I am not a big person, but I could do it.
So tell those women to get off their asses. Or, like merely me suggests, put together a schedule
fill the next cooler water with some yellow food coloring... that'll teach em.
I didn't know you were such a manly man!!! :)
Your post was funny, but the comments are killing me. People who don't read comments miss so much (aka, idiots)!!!
Okay, so here's one of my favorites, "Keep your pecker up." I assume that means something different in Aussie Land. No?
XO
Blottie ;)
keep your pecker up could be interpreted any way here......
and if one's mood is up there is a chance one's pecker will be, too ;)
Looks who's here! My bare breasted Aussie friend!!! What? You thought I'd miss that? Nope! So what? It's a universal theme? I have a new-found respect for Mark. The man's funny. Mark, you're a hoot!
Bob, I need a drink. No, not water silly. I was just at the Wild Onion. I need a real drink. A Shirley Temple! *Parks PPT in front of bar and waits for Bob*
XO
Bobster--
I am sorry you are the only dude in your office. That would be horrible. As a woman, I personally prefer to work with men. Far less drama.
Karen
P.S.: I've changed out the water as well at work. It isn't that heavy and it certainly isn't rocket science.
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