I know it’s probably very frustrating for long-time readers, because I started this new job and suddenly, it’s like having laryngi larenji silence in the fingertips.  Where before I could squeak out a post a day, and on a slow day maybe two, now I get MAYBE two posts A WEEK.  Which makes me CRAZY, I must admit.  It’s like having that sounding board taken away from you.

AT A TIME THAT YOU FUCKING NEED IT THE MOST.

I obey the Law of Dooce, I really do, where in we don’t discuss work or coworkers or anything related to paychecks because some day, an employee will randomly Google you in hopes that there are nekkid pics of you on the net, and instead, they find out that you called them a douchebag who smells funny.  Oh, and you signed your name to it.  Turns out: HR is not a fan.

Believe me.  I did not always obey the Law of Dooce.

BUT Y’ALL, LEMME JUST SAY, if I was one to talk about work, it would involve ALL CAPS and several BOLDED, UNDERLINED sentences, possibly followed by exclamation !! points !! or at least some stern-looking periods.

I hate to say that I hate my job, because I’m just not that kind of person.  But y’all.. seriously.. I may hate to say it, but that doesn’t stop me from thinking it.  A lot.  Pretty much every time I get nauseous while pulling into the parking lot.  Or I get light-headed from a six hour meeting. (Like today.) Or that Sunday night dread suddenly envelopes me and I don’t wanna talk to anyone about anything because I need to reserve all of my reserves for the coming week because you just don’t understand it’s insane here.

Now, having said that.  Here are the GOOD points of my job:

• I get paid.  Well.
• I love my boss.
• I love my team.
• I am part of history.
• I am building a vehicle for my children’s children to explore the universe.
• I get to cut through the military base in our town.
• There are free tampons in the bathroom.
• Did I mention the pay?

Now, if I were to be sarcastic (ME?  NOOOOO.), my list of good points would read something like this:

• Free training on working through challenging coworker dynamics!
• Patience developed as a means to preserve sanity!
• FREE MOLD!
• Fosters self-motivation through minimal leadership!
• Cultivates humility through absent recognition!

Let it never be said that I can’t find the good in any situation.