I came to work today…wait, let’s back up. I was up till 7:30 AM talking to my girl and doing internet stuff and I was late to work by a few minutes. That upset me to begin with. When I got there, a supervisor was handing out some of the newspaper inserts we are using to market for the next two weeks. When I saw the insert, I made the comment, “Where going to getted slammed!” in somewhat of a overwhelmed tone. She replied, “What’s wrong with that?” I said, “Well, it’s good for the company, I guess.” To which said in a very condescending way, “You haven’t been here long enough” as though she wanted to squelch any shrill of talk about our business for the holiday season. I said nothing in response for fear that I would get myself fired. But my blood began to boil and I started to think about either how I could make some off-handed comment to her to make her feel bad. So as I am thinking of all the mean things I can either say or email, I started to think about how I am going to blog this. So I decided to take stock of some of the good things about my work and some of the bad.

What I like:

Good people, lots of friends
Excellent prices, great for library building
General schedule flexibility
Company is generally on your side as an employee
Can wear pretty much whatever you want
When its not busy you can do other things, like read or talk to others
Good training and everybody is good at helping each other
It is enjoyable to really help people out and give them a smile
We sell things that propagate the gospel and the glory of God (at least with some things)
I get a chance to recommend all my favorite books at one time or another
I can listen to music from time to time
My evangelicalness is a asset not a hindrance to the company
Generally pleasant clientel
It’s not too far from school
I get to keep up with what’s going on in pop Christian culture and in academic biblical studies
My education is actually of some use
Fringe benefits of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and spring water offered for free and discounted prices on items in vending machines
Food is abundant and is offered handed off when their is too much for one team in the office, there are lots of goodies that float around too

This will be followed by a later blog of what I hate, because I am about to leave work now.