I’ve got to hand it to Mike Judge, the guy who wrote and directed Office Space, for nailing the feeling of walking into a typical office on a Monday dead on. It’s not the dislike for one’s job or the irksome peculiarities of coworkers that get under the skin, but rather it’s that terrible feeling of knowing exactly what is coming. The character of Peter Gibbons is rendered helpless by his sense of deja vu- the nonstop ring of the telephone, the broken-record secretary answering calls, Bill Lumbergh’s suspenders- and it is this monotony that does him in. I really think Peter would ok, minus that horrifying woman and her horrifying “A case of the Mondays” line, if there were a little spice sprinkled in here and there on Monday. A little variety would ease the transition from a weekend of freedom to the regimented tasks of the cubicle world. So the next time Initech stages Hawaiian Shirt Day, it should be on a Monday. Or Maybe Lumbergh should try a belt.
Like Peter, I trudged into the corporate castle this morning with a sullen acknowledgment that it was Monday and the things I didn’t have to see or hear for a glorious 48 hours would be waiting to greet me. First, it was the overly awake sales guy heading outside for his fifth cigarette of the young day, followed by a round of “Did you sees?” and finally, the worst line of all, “Happy Monday!” (If I ever end up in prison, this line will most likely be the cause.) Enduring all of this, I made myself some tea (a small act of rebellion on my part to cut out the banalities of the coffee drinking crew) and hurried to my desk (Monday morning has a strange way of making you rush to your desk when you would otherwise try to avoid it). I had finally reached my safe haven were I could read some news stories in peace.
Of course, like a typical Monday morning, I was disappointed to find that I was getting exactly what I expected. To dissipate any confusion, I wasn’t hoping for some catastrophic event to have occurred over night for the sake of a good read. No, all I wanted were a couple of good articles from that were well-reported and provided good insight or analysis as to why something may have occurred. Hell, last night was Oscar’s night, maybe there would be a decent breakdown of the films and what put certain films or actors over the top?
Not a chance. Instead of dissected the merits of No Country For Old Men, Yahoo! (my homepage) readers, including myself, were subjected to the Best and Worst Dressed of the Academy Awards. Over at ESPN, the main story was of another Tiger Woods golf victory, the 63rd of his career to tie Arnold Palmer on the all-time list. Instead of telling us why Woods dominates match play or what has helped him get off to his blistering start, we readers were subjected to yet another piece about great Tiger is, accompanied by a few gratuitous quotes from fellow golfers, again, about how great Tiger is. Today’s political headlines read “Obama Doing Well In Polls” without the following article even venturing a guess as to why.
All I am asking for is a little variety. All too often the same stories are recycled or the good stuff doesn’t get told. If I’ve read one article of how good Tiger Woods is, I’ve read ten thousand. The same goes for Brett Favre’s leadership abilities and fierceness of the Duke vs UNC basketball rivalry. It’s all been done and it’s expected.
Like Peter, I trudged into the corporate castle this morning with a sullen acknowledgment that it was Monday and the things I didn’t have to see or hear for a glorious 48 hours would be waiting to greet me. First, it was the overly awake sales guy heading outside for his fifth cigarette of the young day, followed by a round of “Did you sees?” and finally, the worst line of all, “Happy Monday!” (If I ever end up in prison, this line will most likely be the cause.) Enduring all of this, I made myself some tea (a small act of rebellion on my part to cut out the banalities of the coffee drinking crew) and hurried to my desk (Monday morning has a strange way of making you rush to your desk when you would otherwise try to avoid it). I had finally reached my safe haven were I could read some news stories in peace.
Of course, like a typical Monday morning, I was disappointed to find that I was getting exactly what I expected. To dissipate any confusion, I wasn’t hoping for some catastrophic event to have occurred over night for the sake of a good read. No, all I wanted were a couple of good articles from that were well-reported and provided good insight or analysis as to why something may have occurred. Hell, last night was Oscar’s night, maybe there would be a decent breakdown of the films and what put certain films or actors over the top?
Not a chance. Instead of dissected the merits of No Country For Old Men, Yahoo! (my homepage) readers, including myself, were subjected to the Best and Worst Dressed of the Academy Awards. Over at ESPN, the main story was of another Tiger Woods golf victory, the 63rd of his career to tie Arnold Palmer on the all-time list. Instead of telling us why Woods dominates match play or what has helped him get off to his blistering start, we readers were subjected to yet another piece about great Tiger is, accompanied by a few gratuitous quotes from fellow golfers, again, about how great Tiger is. Today’s political headlines read “Obama Doing Well In Polls” without the following article even venturing a guess as to why.
All I am asking for is a little variety. All too often the same stories are recycled or the good stuff doesn’t get told. If I’ve read one article of how good Tiger Woods is, I’ve read ten thousand. The same goes for Brett Favre’s leadership abilities and fierceness of the Duke vs UNC basketball rivalry. It’s all been done and it’s expected.
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