The Intern

So, there is a reason I haven’t been a-bloggin lately. There are actually many reasons, sheer laziness being the main one. But let it be noted and notarized that I did try and start a new blog almost every day this week so far. But there has been a small hiccup to my daily life that has prevented my vast audience from receiving whatever mundane drivel I was going to spew that day.

We have a new intern. Yes, I know that I have only been a non-intern for a year now. But that doesn’t mean that I find them really enjoyable. Being an intern sucked, having an intern sucks more.

I was also an intern at the very place I work now. For a month in fact. I remember how there was really only one person that was nice enough to let me follow her a lot. I vowed I would be better than others were to me. But man does it get old. I was assigned to show her around Monday morning, which I was more than happy to do. When she was done getting all “oriented”, she sat on a chair with her computer on her lap in the middle of the room. People kept tripping over her, and I was worried someone might bark at her to move. She is very sweet and nice, so I politely mentioned she could come sit with me until our manager found her somewhere else to sit.

Joke’s on me. She was sitting there and out manager came in and told her how nice I was for letting her share my desk. She has no intentions on putting her anywhere else. I want to show you a sketch that I have drawn, dimensionally correct, to show you why this is a problem.

Let me show you a larger drawing of the office to show you why I am frustrated about this. (Desks are highlighted in orange, people sitting at the desks in green).

So having someone sitting within 6 inches of me everyday with full view of my computer makes me less likely to engage in anything personal, including email. Obviously she isn’t here today, which is why I am able to write this very gripe-y post.

It’s going to be one of those months I guess.