interesting exchange
A while back we had one of those company rah-rah meetings (mandatory of course) where everybody applauds repeatedly like it's the State of the Union address or something.
Nevertheless, it's an hour or so I don't have to work, so I plunk my butt down in a chair and wait for the inane glory to begin.
My DBA buddy sits next to me, and I write in tiny letters on my pad: "PLEASE SOMEONE SAY WE'RE ALL LAID OFF". He laughs.
My mgr sits next to me on the other side. She makes small talk: "So, Brian, are you in any more plays?"
"No, I took April off from stage acting in general. Last month was crazy enough for me, where I was also in a play, so I think it was a good decision. I can't think what would've happened to me if I was in a play this month *and* I had to work weekends getting 4.5 out. No, these days I'm just going out on auditions the agency sends me to. I'll be going on an audition near the end of the month, though."
She shakes her head in a "why do you do that to yourself" way, and then says:
"How do you do it? I get home at 8:30 every day, and we just have time for dinner and then bed."
Yeesh.
Without even getting to the question of what I do to myself, how does she do *that* to herself? This is what work reduces us to -- being treated like children over an hour or two less of work a day, or an hour to simply decompress once you get home? What sort of life is that for me or for anyone?
I don't think she has much of an excuse anyway. When she was first interviewing with Fucker Boss for her present position, what gave me hope was that she was a former musician of some sort, someone who had played various scenes in LA and had actually done music for a commercial or two.
Someone who knows what it is to follow creative urges.
The reality, however, is different. I guess she gave up on all that.
She's giving everybody in QA their reviews this week.
Recently purchased item from Hot Topic: Simpsons T-shirt with Ralph Wiggum on it saying "I Dress Myself". I'm thinking of wearing it to my review.
Quip from software developer: "That's a nice looking piece of hardware there. We'll see how my review goes. Oh, you think I'm kidding..."