Bad day at work

I watched The Bet yesterday and then Analyse That over dinner. Both good movies. The Bet made me want to value money more, to take care of myself more. Can't believe I was stupid enough to gamble. Greed really is a dangerous thing.

Today at work was kinda a downer. Brendan came back from leave, and I thought I should go over and have a talk to him about my departure, but he came over first, and we couldn't have a proper conversation because Pete overheard and joined in.

Probably naturally, Brendan got me to do some culling. I shouldn't feel surprised to be doing shit kicking jobs once I resigned, and I was kinda happy that I'd have something to keep me busy. But I couldn't help but feel a bit degraded that I was putting on my suit to work everyday now just to cull files.

Anyway, I was culling them in the middle desk like Pete was doing last week, and then Jude turns around and asks if I'm going to be doing that for a while, because the noise of the paper shuffling was annoying her. I found that to be pretty funny, because she talks so loud Ben actually requested a change of office. And here I was getting a complaint from her about my paper shuffling???

I did the rest of my culling thinking about it. Little did she know that she had just drawn some resentment from me. Oh how dumb some people can be.

I still haven't quite figured Pete out yet, but for now I'm content to see him as a harmless, overly-friendly guy who inadvertently comes off as rude. Like when I was culling in the conference room, he closed the doors and left me in the dark, saying it was because I was leaving them in the dark. I just laughed, but it kinda hurt me inside.

It was Cox who said he was being a bully and opened the doors for me. I think if I was any more sensitive, then this could be considered as workplace bullying.

At lunch I went out to get something to fill the lolly jar. I told myself to deliberately get something Jude didn't like, but then I didn't want to reveal my cards just yet. Maybe I should go to the other extreme and get her something she likes, so she doesn't suspect? But nah, I had too much self respect to do that.

I ended up going for something new, never tried before - honey coated cashews, which everyone seemed to like, especially Jude.

Now it seems that I despise everything she does - the grabbing of the cashews (I was about to say "hey leave some for Pete"), the sneezing out loud without covering her mouth (wtf???), and the constant chats to try to elicit information from me.

She can fuck off.

I was so glad to leave work today.

Pandy had some guy come over to have a look at the house. He was like me - Asian, came here to work, knew nothing about the place. He didn't seem interested though, and seemed to want to check out the bathroom the most.