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Some days, I love my job.

I can hate it and love it all in the same moment, but today, today I have gotten probably 2-3 hours of work done, none of which has to do with work.

That may have been the worst sentence ever written ever.

I seem to be on an “annoyance” kick this week, my break from the architecture stuff. Even though I’m still working my butt off on this stuff (I need to get it out of my head, it’s all driving me crazy, I think about it all the time, so much so that I can’t stop writing run on sentences).

Okay, so even though I like my job today, here are the top 5 annoyances , remember I answer phones and provide administrative support for a technical recruiting company. Kate? Cheers.

5. Clapping. They clap all the time. They clap at 8:00 in the morning while I am still opening my tiny kitten seeing light for the first time eyes. They clap all the time. Sales people clap.

4.People who cannot speak English. Now, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with it, I’m proud of America and the melting pot. I just have to deal with them all day and pronounce their names…all day. It can get frustrating. As an add-on, some people will spell their names instead of saying them; this does not help when someone says, “My name is Ken Q-X-I-A-N-G.” How am I supposed to send this call back?

3. Computers. In my office it is not okay for the counselors to use the computers. They get yelled at if they’re on their too long. This is a phone and paper office. But what that means is that they come to me, to send out one email. They have to write the whole thing down on a piece of paper, and then bring me the piece of paper, and then I have to write the email and send it. If we could all just admit it would be faster if the counselor could write their own emails, we would all be happier.

2. Disorganization and company policy: It is company policy to leave candidates that are applying for a job here, at our company, sitting in the lobby for a minimum half an hour. My managers want to make sure they can be bright and shiny and positive after sitting for a long period of time. Now, my main problem with this is that I sit in the lobby. They stare at me. They look at me and stare at me and cough and make noise because they think I’ve forgotten about them. What’s even more distressing is that I’ve gotten awesome at ignoring this, how’s that for service?

1. My boss’s boyfriend. He’s very nice, don’t get me wrong. He’s very polite on the phone and he could be a real jag, which would make this much worse. But he calls…7 to 8 times a day. Easy. Which means small talk 7-8 times a day. Also, she doesn’t pick him up 80% of the time, which means my phone starts beeping when he’s been on hold too long, which means I have to call it back again, and make small talk again, and then make small talk again while I most likely have to take a message. What I can’t figure out the most is that they live together, why in gods name is he calling her 7-8 times a day? WHY?

Now you may not believe it, but I’m working on being “nicer”. Not saying such mean things about people anymore, it bothers me. I think I’m trying to vent it all out. Get it out, exorcise and exercise it so I don’t need to use it anymore.

Vegas is coming. Vegas will be the culmination of my hedonism. It will take my pitty anger and stomp on it in front of the Bellagio.

Vegas.