I always loved working in an office. I appreciated having a desk and a computer – a space I could call home base.
Life in Buff Loft is similar to an office but it's much more casual since we live here and half of our jobs is modeling so we're not tied to a desk all day.
Today, one of my former co-workers told me about the challenges her teenage grandson is facing at his first job and how he felt overworked. Her attitude, at least when talking to me, was he needs to suck it up and deal with the responsibilities of having a job.
We discussed the different personalities of our former co-workers and laughed at how there was always someone who complained about being overworked (and underpaid, of course) yet never really seemed to be doing anything.
On the weekend, I had a conversation with my cousin who vented about her co-workers not picking up the slack and essentially pushing more work on her. She, too, did the “overworked” and “not my job” complaints, so when she mentioned texting with our other cousin earlier in the day, I had to point that out.
“How do you have time to text if you’ve got so much work?” She was quick to say it was on her break. (Really? We know people in office jobs aren’t waiting for a break to be on their phone.)
So, it’s interesting how the common kvetch is, “I have so much to do, I’m the busiest person ever, nobody does as much as I” but, people, get serious. If you make time for your phone during your so-called busy workday, perhaps your issue is lack of focus and inefficient time management.