threegardeners's blog: Funny How Things Turn Out

<p>Funny how things turn out isn't it?</p>
<p>When I got tired of/too old for working in a factory I got a chance to go back to school.</p>
<p>When given the choice of what to be re-trained for i thought to myself..."wouldn't it be cool to work in a nice, air-conditioned office for a change?"</p>
<p>I've always been fond of/good at numbers so I decided to train for an Accounting Clerk diploma.</p>
<p>I got a beautiful chance to be an Office manager at a nursing home. I was in training for the exceptionally well paying job.</p>
<p>The funny thing is, I discovered that I am absolutely, as a human being, totally ill-equipped to work in an office environment. I just can't do the "fitting in" thing with a bunch of office women. I'm not adept enough at light, meaningless conversations. I'm nowhere near fashion-wise. I can't "lunch with the managers", preferring to be by myself, alone with my thoughts, when I eat. There should be a course somewhere that one could take to prepare them for the office environment. My people skills suck...at least when it comes to dealing with the same people on a day-to-day basis...forever.</p>
<p>I passed on the well-paying Office managers job.</p>
<p>Now I'm working in a gas station. A nicely air-conditioned gas station at that. Here, when I only have to see a person for maybe 2 minutes, my people skills excel.</p>
<p>Go figure...</p>

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