The first post...but definitely not the last

This is my first post, and I can tell you wholeheartedly it will not be my last. Being this is Veteran's Day (a joyous day, not just for our various armed forces...but because I get a day off tomorrow), I wanted to create a blog where I could share my thoughts on working in an office. I'm sure the two of you reading this (hi Mom) already know all you have to about office environments, after seeing "Office Space," "The Office," or "Fight Club." But really, you have to experience it firsthand to really get the overall feeling of how crazy, depressing, and funny it really is. Now, I've been a Cubicle Private (I know that sounds dirty, but I really am just using military terms) for almost five months now, so I feel I can give a fairly unbiased review of what it's like to work within the confines of those four padded walls. I work for a very large city agency, so I think my situation is probably more stressful than other peoples. Not to take anything away from other offices; I'm sure they're just as annoying as mine is. But until I get found out by "The Man" (he really exists, and in my office, he's a man with a penchant for dancing at holiday parties for the full four hours...no food or alcohol needed), or I'm ratted out by some nosy co-worker (already happened before), I plan to dish on everything. From how you're supposed to act at after-work functions (keeping your mouth shut and your eyes and ears open...something I learned the hard way), to how to best fake looking busy (Microsoft Outlook is my right-hand man on this one). So get comfortable, get a stiff drink (I suggest Whiskey...this job could drive you to develop a problem), and prepare yourself to enter the mind of a Cubicle Footsoldier.