Working For The Man Every Night And Day
Well, I finally got a job. I am the new Admissions & Financial Aid Office Assistant at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA).Let’s just say that an art school is not quite like working at a church or at a Christian bookstore (my previous two jobs). Everyone seems really nice, but I can’t help feeling “not cool enough.” I wore my funky glasses instead of my contacts, but I might need to break out my green Chuck Taylor All-stars.
Some interesting (and random) events from my first day:
- One of my coworkers sounds just like Sarah Vowell (journalist, This American Life contributor and the voice of Violet in The Incredibles).
- This same coworker is an artist who makes earrings and yet does not wear earrings (or have pierced ears for that matter).
- In an office of 6 people, I am the only guy. I’m thinking about buying a Hulk Hogan action figure for my desk, just to crank up the testosterone level a bit.
- I found out that a guy from my high school graduating class, Mike Showell, is a student at PNCA.
- At one point, I sang a few bars of "Forever Young" by Alphaville. Don’t ask - it was a long day.
- September 19th is National Talk Like A Pirate Day, which the Admissions/Financial Aid Office observes. I am expected to participate.
- Speaking of pirates, one of the I.T. guys at the school is in a local pirate band called Captain Bogg & Salty.
- The office has a celebrity of the week. We just switched from Tori Spelling to Angelina Jolie.
Overall, I think I’ll enjoy it, and it sure beats the temp job I was working at the sales office for Yellow Book.
posted by Ben @ 10:02 PM
3 Comments:
Congratulations, Ben! Sounds like you won't be bored....
Yay Ben! Congratulations. I think you're up to the challenge. Isn't that what COTC was, training ground for the rest of your life? I mean, there were some artsy people there, right? *grin*
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