Saturday, 8 March 2008

Vomit vultures

OK, so let's start by going back to the days of the great Roman Empire. This is a job that you couldn't even make up if you'd tried.

You remember your history lessons, or indeed watched any of the televised Roman dramas, you can't have missed the vast amounts of food that they consumed.

And what happens when you consume too much food? That's right, you throw up. And do you think the great Roman Empire wants puke all over the floor? No, so lets hire some poor bastard to clean up after we throw up!

Now, they don't just throw up where they sit, well not always. Some diners were privileged enough to have their own room in which to puke in, now there's a facilities managers job gone crazy, I don't see that on a check list of conference rooms these days. Maybe they need to revisit that option, as some of the conferences I've been to have left me very queasy!

Now, it may sound awful that these poor souls have to mop up the fine 'mashed carrots' of there leaders (and / or owners!), but at least they got a roof over their heads and a warm place to sleep. I'm sure it didn't half stink though!

Are you sure you wouldn't rather work in an office than clean up some puke? Answers on a post card please!

Monday, 3 March 2008

You think you've got it bad?

Let me tell you how easy you really do have it!

We al know that everyone thinks they have a rubbish, dead end, hate your boss job. With the office idiot (someone else's 'Uncle Nobhead'!) doing your head in everyday and the facet that it feels like ground hog day, no wonder you feel down.

But, let me show you just how different it could be, let me put that smile back on your face, even before you've started drinking.

I give you 101 jobs, past, present and err....future? Well, maybe.