"You Must Be So Bored!"

I can't tell you how many times I've heard that line around here. "You must be so bored!"

You must never, ever, ever, never agree with this statement. If you ever say, "Yes, I am bored," you are asking for a world of hurt. If, as a temp, you agree that you are bored, you will immediately be sent to the salt mines of filing or some other horrendous task. Your freedom and your autonomy will be sacrificed, possibly for the rest of your assignment. That's when the others come at you with things they've been putting off for years, like cleaning out stock rooms, inventorying supplies, even dusting and cleaning. Do not ever fall for this trap.

Even if you are bored out of your mind and feel as if you could go stark raving mad at any moment, never show your hand. As long as there is the Internet in front of your face or a book in your hand or even a frickin pen and paper for doodling, you are not "bored."

Trust me on this.