Secs in the City
Posted by Catherine Baker at 2/14/2008 1:23 PM and is filed under London,Temporary Work,Temping,Work,life,Secs in the city 
It has occurred to me today whilst I am reading other peoples blogs, ahem, I mean utilising the internet to seek contract opportunities, that I am not posting much as I have decided not to post about the temp work I have been doing.
Well, I cant resist any longer it's just too tempting. Imagine if you could randomly walk in and out of other peoples work environments, compiling observations, watching other peoples work trauma, making the occasional character assassinations and meeting some really nice people too? Well, I'll do it for you....
Besides do you have any idea how many Catherine Baker's there are? It's not that easy to find this blog....
People do ask me why I temp, including at job interviews, and sometimes I feel like replying to some power crazed bimbo who considers being personal assistant to Mr B Cheese as being the absolute pinnacle of her entire being,
"because I buggered off traveling last year, I'm not risk averse, I've got a brain and I always get work..... you should try it sometime and maybe you'd have a reason for living too".
Instead I smile politely and say "oh I just haven't found the right thing yet" which is true to some extent
The real reason I temp is
1 - It pays good money, PA's in London can get 30,000 - 40,000 pounds even on temp rates, yes not all the time but hey, what you going to do, don't be so scared of life.
2 - I might actually find a decent job through it.
3 - It is liberating knowing that you are very dispensable, and it's a two way thing.
4 - If I don't find a decent job I have the flexibility to bugger of traveling again or do anything else I want to.
5 - I took a "proper" job a couple of months ago but the boss was a tyrant and a bully, who stamped around swearing at his staff all day long, so I resigned, (because I can just go and temp!)
oh and 5 it pays better money and is far less grief than what I am actually qualified to do, Environmental Sciences, where the job description often reads something like
Very Worthy Job
Duties and responsibilities
- Must be prepared to give up your first born child
Renumeration
- two peanuts per annum, three if you're really good
By the way, let the record show that I am still wearing my pajamas today and have given myself a week off for good behavior. When was the last time your boss did that?!
Well, I cant resist any longer it's just too tempting. Imagine if you could randomly walk in and out of other peoples work environments, compiling observations, watching other peoples work trauma, making the occasional character assassinations and meeting some really nice people too? Well, I'll do it for you....
Besides do you have any idea how many Catherine Baker's there are? It's not that easy to find this blog....
People do ask me why I temp, including at job interviews, and sometimes I feel like replying to some power crazed bimbo who considers being personal assistant to Mr B Cheese as being the absolute pinnacle of her entire being,
"because I buggered off traveling last year, I'm not risk averse, I've got a brain and I always get work..... you should try it sometime and maybe you'd have a reason for living too".
Instead I smile politely and say "oh I just haven't found the right thing yet" which is true to some extent
The real reason I temp is
1 - It pays good money, PA's in London can get 30,000 - 40,000 pounds even on temp rates, yes not all the time but hey, what you going to do, don't be so scared of life.
2 - I might actually find a decent job through it.
3 - It is liberating knowing that you are very dispensable, and it's a two way thing.
4 - If I don't find a decent job I have the flexibility to bugger of traveling again or do anything else I want to.
5 - I took a "proper" job a couple of months ago but the boss was a tyrant and a bully, who stamped around swearing at his staff all day long, so I resigned, (because I can just go and temp!)
oh and 5 it pays better money and is far less grief than what I am actually qualified to do, Environmental Sciences, where the job description often reads something like
Very Worthy Job
Duties and responsibilities
- Must be prepared to give up your first born child
Renumeration
- two peanuts per annum, three if you're really good
By the way, let the record show that I am still wearing my pajamas today and have given myself a week off for good behavior. When was the last time your boss did that?!
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