I’m Not Quitting My Day Job
I celebrated Labor Day by skipping any Labor whatsoever.
But being a good nose-to-the-grindstone New Englander, I feel I should also celebrate Labor Day by celebrating actual Labor.
I like my job.
Let me count the ways.
1. First of all, they pay me. Well, duh. I work; I get paid. Only fair. But think about it – I do lots of things that are just as annoying as work that I don’t get paid for. Like paying bills, cleaning the house, getting gas (I really dislike the gas station). Sure, work is irritating. But I make money.
2. There isn’t any dress code. I like to dress up, but what I most like to dress up in is jeans. At work, I have the best jeans in a sea of jeans. Two weeks ago we had clean-up day, and I wore shorts. Such cute cuffed khakis – I could have been on safari, instead of cleaning out my file cabinet. Yea for no pantyhose.
3. They buy me stuff. I get pens and pencils. And best of all – a calendar. I love calendars. I get one every single year!
4. I look smart. My company is pretty small, and there’s not a lot of financial expertise. Except for me. This makes my very mundane talent look very wondrous indeed.
5. Lunch. I worked for many many years for a company that gave me a big expense account. In this job, I get zip. Nada. But about twice a year, our insurance agent takes me out to lunch. It is ever so sweet now that I don’t take it for granted. Sometimes I even get a doggie bag, and I have a reprise lunch the next day. I love our insurance agent.
6. I save money. Because I can use their supplies. And I don’t mean the pens and pencils. I am acutely, almost pathologically, honest about not taking them home. I mean toilet paper. If I go to the bathroom just before I leave the office, I can save maybe five squares of my own TP. I can even use more if I want. No one is watching. (I think.)
7. Birthday cake. At home, it’s just my husband and me. At work, it’s almost always someone’s birthday. There’s lots of cake.
- Posted in: Humor ♦ Work
- Tagged: Business, business life, expense accounts, job, jobs, Labor Day, work life
notquiteold 
OMG…do you sit around the corner from my desk? I think I will take your point of view. Plus I have a few perks of my own…free coffee and milk. Better coffee than I can make at home. Good job!
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I don’t get free coffee. I bring a big thermos of my own. I do get hand sanitizer though.
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Work is great, actually. It’s like old age — so much better when you consider the alternative.
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I’d like to retire. But as long as I’m working….well…there’s cake.
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Gosh, I never considered the TP thing. I save A LOT of money by going to work…
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See how generous your employer is? They could make you bring your own.
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Cake is a good thing.
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And bagels!
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I noticed my grocery store expenditures rose after I retired. It’s that darn TP. Hm. I would never have caught that if you hadn’t mentioned it.
😉
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You need to go out more – and every time you go out – use the bathroom.
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😀
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*sigh* I miss my day job. We use to have cake too…and pencils…and toilet paper. *sigh*
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Oh, yes…I’m really lucky that I can’t afford to retire.
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I miss the cake the most! And the pay. And I just had to buy my own business cards!
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And pens!
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Nut. I love it
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Thanks.
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I work from home. I’m doing it now (or at least I was until your post came in), sitting all by myself, in my front room, in my bathrobe. I miss having people at work, even the annoying ones (maybe especially the annoying ones because they gave me the most to talk about when I got home). And, I miss the bike ride to and from the office. Been working from home for a year now and have gained 15 pounds, which explains why I’m still in my bathrobe.
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We have no dress code, but I think they might frown on a bathrobe.
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It’s always about perspective – isn’t it? And you seem to bring a bright one to work with you everyday. If I had your job…I’d love it too!
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But in every job…there’s Toilet Paper! We should all be very thankful.
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We had free sodas and coffee too. When I retired I thought I would save money. In a sense I did. I buy less clothes and shoes but I’m still working on that. However, the groceries quadrupled. I must be a 10 square user for sure. I was also appalled that I had to buy my own soda! Mostly I miss the weird people. Lots of blogging fodder. Love the way you put things in perspective!
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If I quit my job, I would only be able to blog about my husband. Of course, that could keep me pretty busy for a few years.
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Fun list. I sometimes think about the toilet paper advantage, too. And how much water I save at home by flushing at work. 😉
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Make sure you drink a lot from the water fountain too. Well worth it.
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You all do birthdays? We never get bagels. It is important to stay connected so work is important, I think. I like the sound of the place you are at now. So you wear jeans to work?
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We have no dress code at all. Although I work at the office, we all still feel like we work at a farm, and that mentality carries over to everything. Unfortunately, it means that everyone has to be here at dawn too.
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I miss dressing up for work, even if it is in good jeans. When I am not on projects with clients I really miss that. I would have never thought about the TP thing, wow.
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It is a good thing they don’t include it on our W-2 as a fringe benefit.
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wow. you just gave me seven very good reasons to find a real job. what was I thinking using all of my own toilet paper by working from home?
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See how great my perks are?
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From now on, I will insist that ALL family members visit the toilet before leaving work/school. Excellent idea!
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In a few years, you’ll be able to afford a Hawaiian vacation.
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Howling with laughter. Now if I could just get someone to hire me …. LOL. Then again, wouldn’t be working on my own book to publish if i still had a job … slightly bright side. LOL. Wonderful reasons to go to work.
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I’ve also been working on a book. But I’m keeping my day job. That way I can be assured of Cake and Toilet Paper.
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