Originally Posted by lawleypop

I hope you mean for during breaks because otherwise you're telling this guy that time theft is a-ok.

Of course. Depending where the OP works, he could have up to an hour per day for lunch and breaks. That's easy to kill with a cell phone/internet.

If you think you have it bad, just take a minute to consider those poor people who have to do this day in and day out without an end in sight just so they can pay their bills and feed their families. Be thankful that you will be able to walk away from it in a month. On a positive note, at least it has confirmed what you absolutely don't want to do for the rest of your life. Use that experience to work harder to get what you want, keeping it in the back of your mind as a reminder and motivator. If I can give you one piece of advice having graduated over 22 yrs ago and being stuck in a job I absolutely hate, don't ever sell yourself short. Make sure you find a job that you love regardless of the starting salary - believe me, money isn't everything. Once you get stuck in a rut, it is really difficult to get out especially if you have a family and bills to pay. In my opinion, you will truly be successful if you can wake up every morning excited about going to work rather than dreading another day in your job.

Originally Posted by manap3000

My summer job is mind numbinglyy borrrrring, i work in an office all day where i go through payments and the only thing that matters at the end of the day is not your thought process and the decisions you make (not very much required) but how much work you do(high quantity vs skillled labour kind of job).

Welcome to the real world. Hang in there. Only 40ish more years to go til retirement.

Originally Posted by reeves

Welcome to the real world. Hang in there. Only 40ish more years to go til retirement.

It's a summer job though, hopefully the career that he intends to get into is something he has a passion for.

Originally Posted by manap3000

my question here is how can i make this last month more bearable

1) Buy, and subsequently eat, 4 boxes of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
2) Watch some action movies every night, preferably ones with Bruce Willis.
3) Devote a night solely to surfing the entirety of Wikipedia, College Humor, and YouTube.
4) Buy some more ice cream; consume immediately.
5) Rent, play, and beat "The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" and/or "Super Mario 64".
6) Repeat steps 1 through 5 with a friend or group of friends.
7) Repeat step 1 with your better half.

After doing that for a week or so, your job is gonna look pretty damn appetizing.

Originally Posted by Shmowen

1) Buy, and subsequently eat, 4 boxes of mint chocolate chip ice cream.
2) Watch some action movies every night, preferably ones with Bruce Willis.
3) Devote a night solely to surfing the entirety of Wikipedia, College Humor, and YouTube.
4) Buy some more ice cream; consume immediately.
5) Rent, play, and beat "The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" and/or "Super Mario 64".
6) Repeat steps 1 through 5 with a friend or group of friends.
7) Repeat step 1 with your better half.

After doing that for a week or so, you're job is gonna look pretty damn appetizing.

*gets dry-heaves just reading that*

Read this: http://talentegg.ca/incubator/2010/0...ng-summer-job/

I get that feeling as well, I pretty much read medical records all day and enter the information into an excel document. I then have to realize that it's much much better than flipping burgers or serving coffee. Just think "could be worse" and you'll get through it.

It's a combination of "The grass is always greener" and "beauty in the eye of the beholder."

In science you're not going to be regularly exploding things or doing exciting experiments like they do on Mythbusters. Fact is, you'll probably devote your whole summer to one or two experiments...you'll be taking measurements etc. that really, a trained chimp could do (ie. preparing then subsequently counting colonies on agar plates, every day for 3 months).

Of course I jest, but my point is your creativity is not going to be required as frequently as you may think...ie. almost never. Now I'm not saying it isn't a rewarding process (in particular if you've formulated your own research question and have a genuine interest), but you should stop and think about what you'd actually be doing in the sciences.

I feel like, once you realize how dry every career can be at times, you'll start feeling a little better about your own workspace. It would also help to realize that some people do like business, and would actually feel stimulated doing your job.

I had a job in an accounting firm doing data entry during the summer of my second year.

I actually managed to fall asleep sitting upright twice that summer (thank god for privacy cubicles). I would get there at 9:00 AM in the morning, promise myself I wouldn't look at the clock, then when I felt 5 hours had passed, I'd glance down only to find out it was 9:20 AM.

Then I got a job at an engineering firm a couple of summers later. I'd get there in the morning at 9:00 AM, start working, then when I thought an hour had passed, I'd look down at the clock and it was already lunch time.

There is a MASSIVE world of difference between a job you find stimulating and one that you don't, in a field that interests you vs one that doesn't. I can't imagine how horrible someones life would be if they end up working in a profession they don't truly enjoy, considering how much time people spend at work.

Originally Posted by ViktorVaughn

I had a job in an accounting firm doing data entry during the summer of my second year.

I actually managed to fall asleep sitting upright twice that summer (thank god for privacy cubicles). I would get there at 9:00 AM in the morning, promise myself I wouldn't look at the clock, then when I felt 5 hours had passed, I'd glance down only to find out it was 9:20 AM.

Then I got a job at an engineering firm a couple of summers later. I'd get there in the morning at 9:00 AM, start working, then when I thought an hour had passed, I'd look down at the clock and it was already lunch time.

There is a MASSIVE world of difference between a job you find stimulating and one that you don't, in a field that interests you vs one that doesn't. I can't imagine how horrible someones life would be if they end up working in a profession they don't truly enjoy, considering how much time people spend at work.

Gotta love Engineering

I love my job; just putting it out there.

be constantly high....that way time will seem to pass quickly and you'll feel awesome at the same time.

Originally Posted by reeves

Welcome to the real world. Hang in there. Only 40ish more years to go til retirement.

so maybe can macinsiders start a commune, so we can all skip our boring futures?

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/qui....html?tab+PHOT