new stuff

So I started my new job. I have to answer phones all the time, which is not my favorite thing in the world. I really have to watch myself when it rings though, because out of habit, I want to answer, "hi, what can I get for you?" And lately, I've been regressing to my summer job back in 2001 at a mortgage company, and keep wanting to say "1st Fidelity Mortgage..." It's weird. Latent memories I suppose.

Last week, I actually DID answer, "Hi what can I get for you?" I was on one line and got a call on the other, so I was a little flustered to get line one off the phone, that by the time I did, I answered without thinking, so it came out as, "Hi! What can I get for you...here...at...(mumble name)." It was really lame and the guy laughed. Ah well, if I succeeded in amusing someone, point for me.

I LOATHE entirely the music they play in the lobby. The main secretary is gone this week (good timing, she left three days after I got there) and I have to sit at her desk in case people come in. They have music playing out by the elevators and it recycles itself every half an hour, so I hear the same music ALL DAY LONG. I can tune out most of it, but for some reason, because someone, somewhere hates me, my mind picks up this one song and I tune in to the end of it and it is DRIVING ME CRAZY! I can't take it anymore!

Fun stuff-Some guy came in for an interview and he was TOTALLY sucking up to me! I was impressed, because he fully understood that if you want "in," you have to be on the secretary's good side (right SADDU?). He knew that was the ticket through the door. I was thoroughly amused.

That's all I got.