job - goods and bads

[juldea]

So, they want to offer me the job. I'm going to go to HR today and discuss salary. My boss thinks I can actually get more than I do from the temp agency right now, plus benefits... so that'd be awesome.

However, I did get a little chat yesterday about using the computers for "personal projects"... Which I assume means LJ and IM and such. Ooops. :P Actually though, I asked for clarification, and the boss said, "the editing you do," which is kind of confusing... but I guess any of this can come across as editing? At least he said that listening to music via headphones is okay.

Depending on how much that ends up coming down on my head... Man, I'm so uncertain about this. Money + benefits + job = good, but this job is pretty dull and I will seriously die of boredom if I can't spend some time each day on entertainment. I wonder if I'm really spoiled saying so, but londo assures me I just have a low banality threshold.

So... yay? I guess we'll find out later, after I have my salary talk. ;)

Comments

[sammid.livejournal.com]

I don't think that makes you spoiled.For a long time,I've been bored to death by pretty much everything I ever did to entertain myself-I have to always be occupying myself somehow,or I'd just snap.
So ,I totally understand that-I couldn't sit there all day in between actual work stuff that needed done,and just do nothing...And if you've gotten said work stuff done-I don't see why entertaining yourself by reading a bit on the computer should be such a big deal?

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

I asked for clarification, and the boss said, "the editing you do," which is kind of confusing...

Sounds like you didn't really *get* clarification. I'd ask for a policy definition, preferably in writing. Of course, then I'd probably argue with it and try to get it revised, but I'm an independent ornery cuss that way :-)

The "I get all my work done, but there isn't enough work to keep my brain engaged" argument is powerful, but dangerous and unpredictable in its results. I have used it in a number of similar situations: sometimes they let me play, sometimes they gave me more work, sometimes they hired someone duller to replace me.