Today, I got a job in my university library. My job title is technical services. My actual job is pulling off the book label for the scanner and putting a new one on. For six hours a day. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at my job as a librarian at an old library, I was shelving books. Things were great until one entire bookshelf fell over. The damage wasn't too bad. Then the rest fell down. FML
Today, I was given a new responsibility at the law firm where I work. I'm now in charge of punching holes in every single piece of paper to be found in the office, estimated to be in the hundred-thousands. The reason? I finish my daily clerical work too quickly. FML
Today, it was my first day working at a library. I expected it to be fun and peaceful, not to end up having to call the cops on a guy who started jerking off into a book. FML
Today, I tried to return a library book sneakily to avoid the overdue fine. I slid it on the counter but the scanner screamed, lights flashed, and the librarian announced my humiliatingly overdue name like a game show host. FML
Today, I was working at the library. Some punks thought it would be funny to shit in a book, close it and return it in the drop box. The fact that it was sitting outside in the ninety degree heat for a couple hours did not help the stench; it was everywhere and I had to clean the mess. FML
Today, I got hired and now I have to work. FML
Today, I happily went to an interview after job searching for months. I learned a large part of my job would be cleaning the toilets. Every. Single. Hour. I used to lecture at a university until budget cuts happened. FML
Today, I got a badly-needed job at a local discount store. After being hired, I found out I'm to help with the soon-to-begin store closing sale, and I'll be jobless again after 3 months. FML
Today, I'm a graduate but still an unpaid intern. My daily work is folding letters and putting them into envelopes. The sad thing is, I actually enjoy doing it. FML
Today, I was hired as a student assistant. I was excited, until I learned on my very first day that "Supporting the academic staff in their research" actually meant walking the professor's dog. FML
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Top comments
1_goodreason 0
On the bright side... You have a job!
perdix 31
Suck it. You're in Texas, you should be grateful you have an indoor job. When I see those poor bastards working on the roads, or building houses or mowing lawns (and all of us know what the vast majority of them look like), I admire their willingness to work like that and am not all that concerned exactly how they got into this country. When I was in college, I had a job in the library drilling holes through several issues of magazines and journals and binding them together between pieces of cardboard. It would have totally sucked, except the university subscribed to a wide array of **** "for research purposes." jkjkjk!
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Comments (103)
OceanMinded 0
I suppose since your getting paid for something ridiculously easy your up set about that??
denigma 0
Don't complain..at least you have a job
bansheefay 0
Um. Yeah. I work in the technical department at a library. Book processing is what the department is about. You are new as well. You are going to get the simple tasks until it's known what you can handle. Get over yourself.
Pike44 0
you should get a job as a little boy
bansheefay 0
FYI people....technical in the libray means the process of maintaining the collection. You want to work with computers at a library, you work in the technology department. OP, you deserve it for not checking what the job entails before applying for it.
bonbon805 0
be happy you have a job
buggybeauty 0
what did you expect? didn't you ask what your job would entail? ydi
mrmaks18 7
be grateful there are people who try so hard to get jobs and are forced to stay at home as there is no work available and trust me you don't want to go through that I've a right mind to take your job and give it to someone else so don't bother turning up for work tommorow your job there's done
fakepastictrees 0
not that bad could be worst
skylarbee 8
it's better then nothing.