Nine 2 Five Grind

Oh it’s a grind for sure.

Grinding my teeth.

Getting my work done in 2-3 hours instead of eight.

Countless days I just sit here and wait for work to come my way.

Only so I can get it done and be done….

I like to work. But I don’t like to sit around and wait for work.

Being efficient is so crucial to me. Because I value my time.

I wish the cooperate world would figure this out already.

Someone once told me you work 9-5 so technically if they need you for anything during those hours, you’re available and sitting in front of a computer, at a desk, ready to go….

But no job description says that.

Like hey, here we will pay you X amount just to be here 9-5 Monday through Friday.

Honestly, you could pay me less but let me work as the work comes. If that makes any sense. I want to get it done, but I also want to do a lot of other things.

Maybe I’m just not meant for the cooperate world. Then again, I wonder who is?

Even folks who are in their late 40s and early 50s. Do they really like the grind?

I mean then again they probably put in even more hours in. But why?

Besides inefficient and useless meetings that run far too long, the never ending emails, and other little things – I think they too should be able to manage their time.

But every boss I’ve had is flustered. Overworked. And tired.

Shoot. Give me that job with that salary and a little bit of say in things. Sure I know i’d have to be diplomatic, but believe me – I’ll show the cooperate world how to be efficient.

Mechanics for instance.

I preach this theory of mine over and over.

They get a job on a car that is quoted to take 10 hours of labor. But if they bust their butt and work hard – if they get the job done in 4 hours, they get paid for the full 10 hours anyway.

Thus either giving them more time to go and do other jobs, OR….just enjoy their free time. Right? Go home, go hang with friends and family, work on hobbies that they have interests in, whatever it might be.

Probably much happier in the end.

Is there a way to implement that into other jobs?

Ok I have had zero emails since 9:30am. All my tasks have been completed since last week. I’m waiting on PO’s to be approved by accounting. Events are all handled…..

Can I go home? And if you need me, my phone get’s emails….. I can do most things through my phone or if I have to – I can just bring my work laptop anywhere I go.

No. Gotta stay put.

Not sure how long I’ll last.

To think that I have had so many people tell me “It is what it is.” Enjoy not doing anything at work.

WHAT?! How?

Morally it feels wrong first of all just sitting here being “on call” basically and not doing anything.

I have friends who too work in the cooperate world and they watch shows, podcasts, and even FULL movies at work.

That’s insane and so inefficient with your time. Not to mention then they want to go home and stare at yet another screen… watch more TV? No thanks! So not me.

The list of things I would rather be doing…

• drawing
• painting
• pottery
• learning lithography
• learning glassblowing
• learning audacity and learning to mix/sample.
• getting better at surfing
• getting better at skateboarding
• working toward my career goal…not sitting at a desk.
• learning pro create
• probably hiking with my dog
• probably cooking something tasty
• probably cleaning the apartment
• probably cleaning my car
• exploring
• museums
• finding street art
• playing at the beach
• hanging with friends
• stoned adventures
• longboarding
• riding scooters around
• reading
• gardening
• Al-co-hol ….like sangria and long boarding with a cute boy.

Anything but staring at a screen…..

Maybe I could start teaching myself photoshop on here.

I’ve been bringing my sketchbooks.

Painting my nails at work and trimming them up.

Listening to TedTalks and Joe Rogan podcasts.

I’ve been trying to be useful with all my free time at work….

but none of it feels useful…..

I just need to be in my dream industry. Or become a mechanic…..

Till then…. sulking in this cooperate gloom.

I also may, or may not have taken a 30 minute nap a work.

But seriously, the world needs to wake up with this inefficiency, man.

Place the right people in the right places to flourish.