In New England there is a saying, “if you get sick of the weather, wait a minute,” as the conditions constantly change. At IF, it should be “if you run out of things to do, wait a minute.” Every moment I worry about running out of projects to work on, an e-mail will flash on my desktop or someone will stop by my desk with a task for me to do. With so many clients, IF constantly has work to be done. If I ever get a chance to be bored, I don’t have to wait long before I receive another assignment.
It’s a good thing IF keeps me busy. Otherwise, I might be tempted to do the unspeakable. Change the TV, which is right above my desk, from ESPN to SOAPnet, Oxygen, or the Food Network. They warned me in the beginning that if I were to ever change it, I would be in BIG trouble. Although ESPN serves as great background noise for me, I must admit there are other networks I would enjoy much more. However, admitting this would not be wise, as a large part of IF’s culture is sports.
I don’t usually mind ESPN being on all the time, especially when I’m busy working on a project. Yet the spare moments of down time I get, I wonder what really would happen if I were to change the channel. Would anyone notice? Everyone always seems so busy at their desk, concentrated on their individual tasks, especially when on deadline. Would it disrupt the order and balance at IF? I am still too scared to try.
ESPN has caused me a little bit of embarrassment as well. Sometimes, a person will stand in front of me and say “Way to go!” or “Good job!” and a few times, I think they might be talking to me. Once or twice, I’ve even said “Thanks!” It takes me a second to realize that they are addressing the TV right above my head instead.
If I can appreciate ESPN for one thing, it would be the large amount of traffic it generates around my desk. Without it, I would hardly get as many visitors as I do with it. Whether people are walking by my desk to get from one department to the other, or are just trying to catch a quick sports update to break up their day, I will never know. I wish I could say they passed by just to talk to me, but I know that isn’t true. I can pretend though, right?
Didn’t understood the last part :s could you explain better please?
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The last part of the post “IF Intern: ESPN?” Our current Account Services intern was just making a joke about ESPN being the reason people stop to talk with her throughout the day. Since the TV is out in reception!