November 5, 2001 - Temp Chat 3!  Extra Hostile!

So, for the past couple weeks I've been hitting the chat channels on IRC, looking for temps and finding either stony silence or complete intolerance.  To this day, I have found exactly zero temps online, and what's worse is that for the most part, the people who actually bother talking to me don't even know what a temp is.  The one thing most of these "conversations" have in common seems to be this little exchange:

<notmydesk> Any temps in here?

<random_moron> huh?

Still, I recently made some headway, that is, I found people who at least sort of knew what temps are.  Only problem is, they have a low opinion of them.  Very low.  Which led to an interesting phenomenon:  me getting defensive.

Seems that as much as I complain about temps and temping, if someone else does it, I get incredibly annoyed.  Who knew?

Anyway, here's a recent chat session I had.

*** Now talking in #alaska

 

<notmydesk> whazzup, alaskanians?

<notmydesk> say, any Alaskan temps in da house?

<SATAN0K> temps?

<notmydesk> sigh.  yes.

<SATAN0K> as in temporary?

<notmydesk> as in temporary employees

<SATAN0K> are you here to hire people?

<notmydesk> Ha ha ha. No!

<notmydesk> Just looking for fellow temps to talk to

<SATAN0K> huh?

<notmydesk> Thank you!

<notmydesk> So, are you a temp? Or have you ever been one?

<SATAN0K> no

<notmydesk> Ever seen one?  Read about them?  Perhaps on a wonderfully offbeat and consistently hilarious website?

<SATAN0K> I have hired them though

<notmydesk> And? What did you think. Did you like them?

<SATAN0K> actually my experience has been all bad

<notmydesk> All bad? I find that hard to believe. Surely there was one temp who did a good job.

<SATAN0K> I hired a girl to file for a week and she literally fucked up our entire system

<notmydesk> No! I can't believe that!

***DivineBeauty has joined #alaska

<notmydesk> Hi, DivineBeauty! We're talkin' tempin'!

<DivineBeauty> huh?

<SATAN0K> she also cried when I told her the work term was over

<SATAN0K> it was shameful

<notmydesk> Well, sounds like you were very mean to her!

<notmydesk> What up wit dat?

<SATAN0K> I was not mean

<notmydesk> You made her cry.

<notmydesk> Maybe you explained her filing responsibilities poorly. Did you ever think of that?

<SATAN0K> I don't explain things poorly

<SATAN0K> alphabetical order is not difficult

<SATAN0K> well for her it was

<notmydesk> Maybe she was nervous.

<SATAN0K> you don't stay nervous for a week

<notmydesk> Are you kidding?  I consider it an accomplishment if I *only* stay nervous for a week.

<SATAN0K> I put her back on the phones

<notmydesk> Maybe she just needed a hug.

<SATAN0K> I gave her a hug

<SATAN0K> and grabbed her ass too

<notmydesk> Why you... You strike me as a poor source of employment for temps. I will warn them about you, SATAN0K!!!

<SATAN0K> I explained to her my passion for making amateur pornography films, she seemed interested at first but would not put a rubber ball in her mouth so I kicked her out

<notmydesk> Huh. I had no idea Alaska was so full of assholes.

<SATAN0K> notmydesk I live in Canada

<SATAN0K> LOL

<notmydesk> Oh, well, Canada I knew about.

<SATAN0K> where do you live?

<notmydesk> California

<SATAN0K> that explains alot

<notmydesk> But I grew up in New York.

<SATAN0K> ah

<DivineBeauty> that even explains more.

<notmydesk> Thanks, Divine!  I agree, that explains my wit and wisdom!

<DivineBeauty> nah, I was saying that explains your stupidness.

<notmydesk> My stupidness?

<notmydesk> My 'stupidity', you mean?

<notmydesk> probably what you meant.

<SATAN0K> let me guess you grew up on the streets of NYC now you have moved to Cally with your "street sense" impressing future wannabe rap stars

<notmydesk> Amazing.  You've captured me perfectly.  Well done.

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