While I keeps it real (and Puffy, you know this) I do also have a strange aversion to losing Castle Vigor, not having enough gruel to feed the minions or running out of fuel while hither and yon in search of adventure. This means one thing- I must sully my hands with, for and in the acquisition of filthy lucre.
Since being 'down-sized/right-sized' (after 7 + years) from a position coordinating services for an 'at risk' population a couple of years ago, I've had some interesting forays into various realms. This has meant doing everything from working in a university library to spending two days blind-calling donors for a non-profit, to providing administrative support for lawyers, to spending time at a high school. Until recently, one believed that staying ethical barred entry into things governmental, now... not so much.
So far the most fascinating aspect of temping has proven the (in some cases) radical differences between cultures from site to site- the climate in one place may not prepare one, at all, for the next posting. After a while of being employed, I totally took0 the 'culture' or atmosphere of my long-term job for granted after a while- there were some demoralized/ing whingers, some young upbeat enthusiastic (bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as they say) do-gooders and a range of temperaments in between. Despite adding and subtracting some, often strong, personalities, the overall umwelt didn't change that much- being thrust into different offices though, one sees all kinds o' things...
Just musing at this point as too many specifics may prove unfortunate, but I'm hoping to find a way to be generic enough to speak to a range of experiences... we'll see how effective that can be.
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