Before we begin, this is my first post from a mobile device so bear with me if the content and layout is a little lacking.
Currently I am in hour four of day three of soul-crushing boredom. This time has all been spent waiting for my security clearance to get into a nuclear power plant (where my internship is). I've been waiting for eight hours for three days just to walk into where my job is. At least I'm getting paid, right?
Yeah, well that isn't helping all that much. I've been sitting here listening to conversations between two guys I lovingly christened the "alpha-males" and it's only adding to my boredom. Today's topics of discussion between them? Working out, supplements, partying, how manly they are, how much they drink, and etc. Sounds thrilling right?
This makes me think, surprisingly enough, about boredom in and of itself. We can be in situations like this and claim to "have nothing to do" but we don't try to change anything. I mean, I've been sitting in this same chair for almost a full 24 hours now; bored as I am, I'm still here. Still draining phone and tablet batteries, trying to make it through the interminable ticking of the ungodly loud clock until 3pm when I can finally leave.
At the end of the day, though, it really isn't that bad. Yes, it's boring as hell and I don't want to be here, but, conversely, what would I be doing if I wasn't here? Not getting paid for starters. Dicking around online maybe, not accomplishing anything, and not getting any money. So, sure, this sucks, but it could be worse. It's human nature to complain, so I probably will still do that, but I will also feel like I've actually done something today when I get home.
That being said, feel free to engage me in conversation at any time.
What is the nature of your internship? What is it that you'll be doing there?
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