Receptionist
A day in the life of a very bored receptionist
9.08am. Phone rings. Pick it up.
9.30am. Open post. Hand it out.
9.50am. Take a call.
9.55am. Take another call
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10.00am. Boss, comes over. Ugh!
10.20am. Coffee break. Thinking.

10.21am. Thinking about Ed.
10.25am. Thinking about food.
10.30am. Thinking about bills.
10.33am. Thinking about my boss. Loathe.
10.35am. Back on duty.
11.00am. Checking out Amazon. Got to get that album!

12.00pm. At lunch
12.15pm. Mooching around the mall. Wish I could afford these.

12.30pm. Back on duty.
12.45pm. Client arrives.

1.00pm. Making refreshments for the client.
1.45pm. Clock watching.
2.30pm. Stuffing envelopes. Phone keeps ringing.
3.15pm. Dreaming of the sweet life.

4.00pm. Postman collects post.
4.30pm. Dina from upstairs drops by. Nice lady. Bit sweaty.

4.40pm. The secretaries from 3rd floor, gossip in a corner. Witches! Can't stand them.

5.00pm. Start winding down. Checking out Amazon again.
5.10pm. Switchboard goes crazy.

5.20pm. Twiddling my thumbs.
5.25pm. Switch off computer.
5.28pm. Put on coat. Grab bag.
5.30pm. First one out of the door.
The journey home to freedom.

Receptionist






