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juldeaSo, I just went into the office of one of my bosses to ask a question. He had a guest in, possibly a business contact, to whom he introduced me.
Contact: Now, where does she work? [meaning me]
Boss: Front desk.
Contact: Oh? What happened to... [struggles for name] the other girl?
Boss: I don't know and frankly, I don't care.
Me: ... I see.
Some more conversation happens, and the business contact works in the optical part of the hospital. It's mentioned that he's the guy I go to if I need eye stuff...
Me: [jokingly] Tell you what, (Boss), you get me some insurance and I'll go get some glasses from him.
Boss: [not joking] Talk to (Head Boss) about staying on here full-time. Come July, if we find out she's not coming back, that's an option to you. Especially if you want insurance and that type of thing. I'll certainly give you a recommendation.
...
What kind of people normally hold these jobs? I mean, great goddamn, I waste so much time here. I have caught up on a year's worth of 7 different webcomics and I plan on covering at least 20 more. I installed Trillian so I can chat at the desk. I read LJ and email every few minutes. I even sometimes put on (small) headphones and listen to music. And I wear sneakers!!!
And yet, I'm still more amazingly awesome than the standard. I only shudder to imagine what the standard is, in these cases.
Will I stay here? The only incentive is the security and insurance. This isn't the job I'm looking for, though. I think the most I'd do is go on indefinite temp-ness while looking for something else. That doesn't get me insurance, though. :-/
Contact: Now, where does she work? [meaning me]
Boss: Front desk.
Contact: Oh? What happened to... [struggles for name] the other girl?
Boss: I don't know and frankly, I don't care.
Me: ... I see.
Some more conversation happens, and the business contact works in the optical part of the hospital. It's mentioned that he's the guy I go to if I need eye stuff...
Me: [jokingly] Tell you what, (Boss), you get me some insurance and I'll go get some glasses from him.
Boss: [not joking] Talk to (Head Boss) about staying on here full-time. Come July, if we find out she's not coming back, that's an option to you. Especially if you want insurance and that type of thing. I'll certainly give you a recommendation.
...
What kind of people normally hold these jobs? I mean, great goddamn, I waste so much time here. I have caught up on a year's worth of 7 different webcomics and I plan on covering at least 20 more. I installed Trillian so I can chat at the desk. I read LJ and email every few minutes. I even sometimes put on (small) headphones and listen to music. And I wear sneakers!!!
And yet, I'm still more amazingly awesome than the standard. I only shudder to imagine what the standard is, in these cases.
Will I stay here? The only incentive is the security and insurance. This isn't the job I'm looking for, though. I think the most I'd do is go on indefinite temp-ness while looking for something else. That doesn't get me insurance, though. :-/
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It is entirely possible that you're not getting the full responsibilities of the job, as a temp, and that you'd still be overqualified for the position even at full time. And, you might just be in a quiet stretch right now--there could always be crises that have you doing a lot more "stuff" on some days than others.
There are a lot of jobs that don't need someone with special skills who is constantly busy but just need someone that a) knows who's who and the "ropes", b) shows reasonable industriousness when tasks are at hand, c) is professional--in behavior at least if professional dress isn't required, d) has the flexibility to take on varied tasks and e) isn't stark staring bored with stretches of relative inactivity.
(Of the top of my head at an earlier job we had one admin who spent a good chunk of the day reading romance novels after her work was done. But, when customer visit time rolled around, she was there late into the day making arrangements for two-three weeks worth of people coming in. Then, she'd take a day or two off, then come back to the usual level of activity.)