I totally thought about you during my accounting test and I exactly remembered your humble job and thought...she mainly talks of fandom...could the job really be that dull, is she as I once was always lost in a dreamworld? Hm. Sort of imagined you as this friendly cashier who never thought it particularly interesting to remark in your journal about anything even if you were quite pleasant during exchanges. Then I thought, well I hope at least they aren't tormenting her. Which is what happened in many of my jobs.
*hug* You are very sweet to think of me in my EXTREMELY humble job, in the middle of a test, no less. I hope you did well on it!
I work in the garden center (mainly as a cashier), which also serves as the seasonal department the rest of the year, including Christmas. During the two main busy seasons of gardening and Christmas, it's not so bad. But now, during the down season when they have us filled with college football merchandise (hence the televisions that I've been watching), it is nothing short of excruciating. In fact, I even had something of an existential spiritual crisis a few years ago during the dead season before Christmas. I only exist in a dreamworld when I am prisoner at work. That's the only thing that gets me through the shift. *laugh* The rest of the time, I am simply trying to finish college so I can get the hell out of Wal-Mart AND Chattanooga and get on with things. I'm so close!!! My days at Wal-Mart are numbered.
You're right. I never talk about it here because there is very little to talk about. I interact with lots of sweet, small-town, regular customers, but they seldom have anything to share with me that I would want to record. I would much rather talk about the fantasy worlds I love, the random thoughts I have, my dreams, and maybe the occasional real-life update.
Nah, they don't torture me. They probably could I let them, but I don't let anything bother me about the place. I gave that up long ago.
Ha, ha! I DID! I get the strangest thoughts at the strangest times.
I think real life, even in simplicity can be interesting, or how people reflect on it. I've been reading Eisner lately and he's a genius at it! Also I've got leery of people who don't, particularly on LJ. I question how "real" they are, now that I'm more experienced.
It's so interesting that my intuition was right about the images. I saw the color red too.
Good for you. I stand out too much, usually due to brains or skill and cuz I'm odd/loner, usually end up picked on or shunned (which is dangerous in gossipy work environments). Also, I'm rather sensitive so it gets to be overwhelming, I mean I work hard, I really try and some co-workers will really hate you for that too.
Your icons tend to be rather perfect as well. ^_^ I love every hand-themed one, as most of them tend to be. I'm having a blast playing with all these new icons. I purchased the package of 105, and I still only have it filled up to 65ish.
I understand how you feel about the people who never make any mention at all of the outside world, as they can paint themselves up to be just about anything. I guess I should offer a little more reallife commentary so's I don't give off that impression.
The color red, hm? Interestingly lively color for such images. :)
Oh, Wal-Mart is gossip central. I'm almost certain that I'm a victim of it because most of my co-workers, even the nice ones, have the habit of talking about EVERYone who isn't present. I call them on it sometimes saying, "I dread to think what you might be saying about me when I'm not here!"
On the other hand, I feel sorry for my co-workers. Most of them are trapped there and won't be able to do anything else with their lives. Likely, the co-workers in your past who have made you feel really bad were miserable themselves. I imagine you give off an aura that would make many people instinctively react with jealousy.
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Date: 2008-09-24 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-25 04:18 am (UTC)I work in the garden center (mainly as a cashier), which also serves as the seasonal department the rest of the year, including Christmas. During the two main busy seasons of gardening and Christmas, it's not so bad. But now, during the down season when they have us filled with college football merchandise (hence the televisions that I've been watching), it is nothing short of excruciating. In fact, I even had something of an existential spiritual crisis a few years ago during the dead season before Christmas. I only exist in a dreamworld when I am prisoner at work. That's the only thing that gets me through the shift. *laugh* The rest of the time, I am simply trying to finish college so I can get the hell out of Wal-Mart AND Chattanooga and get on with things. I'm so close!!! My days at Wal-Mart are numbered.
You're right. I never talk about it here because there is very little to talk about. I interact with lots of sweet, small-town, regular customers, but they seldom have anything to share with me that I would want to record. I would much rather talk about the fantasy worlds I love, the random thoughts I have, my dreams, and maybe the occasional real-life update.
Nah, they don't torture me. They probably could I let them, but I don't let anything bother me about the place. I gave that up long ago.
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Date: 2008-09-25 10:33 am (UTC)Ha, ha! I DID! I get the strangest thoughts at the strangest times.
I think real life, even in simplicity can be interesting, or how people reflect on it. I've been reading Eisner lately and he's a genius at it! Also I've got leery of people who don't, particularly on LJ. I question how "real" they are, now that I'm more experienced.
It's so interesting that my intuition was right about the images. I saw the color red too.
Good for you. I stand out too much, usually due to brains or skill and cuz I'm odd/loner, usually end up picked on or shunned (which is dangerous in gossipy work environments). Also, I'm rather sensitive so it gets to be overwhelming, I mean I work hard, I really try and some co-workers will really hate you for that too.
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Date: 2008-09-26 02:30 pm (UTC)I understand how you feel about the people who never make any mention at all of the outside world, as they can paint themselves up to be just about anything. I guess I should offer a little more reallife commentary so's I don't give off that impression.
The color red, hm? Interestingly lively color for such images. :)
Oh, Wal-Mart is gossip central. I'm almost certain that I'm a victim of it because most of my co-workers, even the nice ones, have the habit of talking about EVERYone who isn't present. I call them on it sometimes saying, "I dread to think what you might be saying about me when I'm not here!"
On the other hand, I feel sorry for my co-workers. Most of them are trapped there and won't be able to do anything else with their lives. Likely, the co-workers in your past who have made you feel really bad were miserable themselves. I imagine you give off an aura that would make many people instinctively react with jealousy.