Thursday, March 17, 2011

Temping ain't easy... pt 2

Thank you to my coworker who just brought this to my attention:

My current office posting (which among other things, provides web updates for government agencies within our State) received a call- it seems that a hotline number that had been dedicated to providing services for battered and abused women has been taken-over by another entity... it is now a sex chat line... but in a good way.

In less legitimate news, I'm coming to the end of my appointment here and in the interest of finding a fitting sendoff, we (after much discussion) seem to have settled on a 'creep-off'.

The basic format- every working environment (provided it comprises a large enough population) has some sketchy folks: the close-talkers, the micro-managers who couch their foolishness as concern (delicious, cringe-inducing, concern), the 97% insane person who, despite moments of lucidity (and an IMDB credit?!?!), has no business interacting with humans (especially not in a professional setting), the Coach Z, the Senor Cardgage... oh, and cranky, antisocial administrative/reception staff...

At any rate, a small group of coworkers and I hatched a plan in the abstract... we're gonna find some way to pit these... archetypes of looniness against each other in match... a race, as it were, to determine which trait or combination of traits, make one the creepiest person in the office. More as the details emerge.