office work

[serenissima]

I seem to be at a lull this afternoon. I haven't been given very many duties at work yet, since I've only been here for a week. I think that what I have been given, I've gotten down pat by today. I'm an administrative assistant, so my work is semi-mindless administrative stuff, requiring my attention and some organizational skill but not much creativity or cleverness. It's not bad, though. I think the oddest thing is that one of my co-workers advised me to keep a stash of toilet paper and paper towels at my desk, because the bathroom sometimes runs out and is not replenished for a while. In fact, my predecessor left some of these supplies in the desk... as well as a paperback novel, a pair of plastic "Men" and "Women" bathroom placards, and a VCR remote control. O.o

As I said previously, my building is next to a large park -- in fact, next to the formal flower garden section of it. But since I started I have stayed indoors for lunch. Most days I've brought leftovers for lunch, and I just haven't bothered to go outside. It is a pity because this room doesn't have a window (again!). There is no office dog either, of course, this being a hospital setting, but my cousin's dog at home makes up for that. I bought a small plant to sit on my desk. I hope it will get enough light here.

Comments

[daisho.livejournal.com]

No natural light in working environment = bad. As your duly undesignated health and safety officer, I insist you take a break in the park regularly, so you can keep your Vitamin D levels up. :)

Glad to hear the mundane nature of the job isn't driving you too crazy. And you're not the only one to have trouble with paper towels at work. It's inevitably feast or famine at our office, too, so I make sure I take in a harvest in times of plenty.

[copperwolf.livejournal.com]

Very well. :) It's raining today, but on the next sunny day I shall take a walk in the park.

So, are you moving to the Isle of Man?

[daisho.livejournal.com]

Doesn't even have to be a walk -- sitting on a bench eating lunch and watching the world go by will do. :)

Not sure what's going on at Isle of Man Newspapers. I e-mailed the news editor to check she'd received my resume and discovered she'd only just returned from a month's sick-leave. She said she'd check whether any colleagues had opened my letter in her absence and let me know.

I haven't heard anything since, so I suspect this particular opportunity may have slipped through my fingers. Ah, well -- I wasn't quite ready to move yet, anyway. :)