Random Thoughts While at Work | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Career Development

50 Random Things I Think About While At Work, When It's A Slow Day

My brain wanders when I get bored.

37
the office

For starters, I work at a snack and drink bar at a country club in a neighborhood. It is the perfect scene to people watch and think about random things. It can be slow during the day, so I have a lot of time on my hands.

1. How do these 10-to-14-year-olds have so much money to spend on food?

2. I don't even want to know how dirty that pool is...

3. Why did they stop making episodes of my favorite T.V. shows? Mainly Friends and The Office.

4. I am not getting paid enough to deal with these people.

5. I wonder what Justin Bieber is doing right now. Probably not working in 90-degree weather at a pool...

6. Food.

7. Why do mosquitoes and flies exist? They don't do anyone favors except by being annoying.

8. Sharks never stop swimming.

9. I could be sleeping right now.

10. Dang, I really want those pairs of shoes I saw at the mall.

11. Honestly, Disney World is a monopoly.

12. Kylie Jenner is my age and her net worth is already at 50 million, what am I doing with my life?

13. I wonder what the iPhone 27 is going to look like.

14. Apple iPhones have been around for like 10 years and they still haven't made uncrackable screens.

15. I have to work tomorrow.

16. Food.

17. I need to start buying cute outfits for football season.

18. I miss my dog.

19. I just want to be at the beach.

20. Why are people allowed to kill exotic animals like giraffes and lions?

21. I haven't stopped sweating since I got to work.

22. I wish I was rich.

23. I wonder when the whole world is going to be all electric cars?

24. I wish you could go to Hogwarts.

25. I need to start working out more.

26. Why can't unhealthy food just be healthy?

27. Less than 5% off the ocean has been discovered... woah.

28. I still can't get over that ants can lift 800 times their body weight. That is just crazy.

29. I wonder where I will be 5 years from now.

30. I still have 5 hours until I get to leave.

31. Woohoo! 31 is my lucky number.

32. How come kids in middle school look like they are 20 years old?

33. I'm going to own an island one day.

34. I wonder if anyone would notice if I left and went home?

35. I can't wait to go back to school.

36. How do airplanes fly themselves? They weigh like 170,000 pounds.

37. On that note, how do cruise ships float?

38. What should I have for dinner tonight?

39. People really need to stop polluting our oceans.

40. Is it time to leave yet?

41. I wish Michael Scott was my boss.

42. I'm hungry.

43. Maybe I should start a YouTube?

44. Hair is so gross.

45. The brain named the brain.

46. Who would have thought that a hole in the ground filled with water would be so entertaining?

47. Birds can go wherever they want.

48. If I could be any animal, I would be a domestic house dog.

49. I would love to be a talk show host, like Jimmy Fallon.

50. Only 4 more hours to go...

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Student Life

How To Prepare For The Library: Finals Edition

10 ways to prepare for finals week—beginning with getting to the library.

164
How To Prepare For The Library: Finals Edition
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash

It’s that time of year again when college students live at the library all week, cramming for tests that they should have started studying for last month. Preparing to spend all day at the library takes much consideration and planning. Use these tips to help get you through the week while spending an excessive amount of time in a building that no one wants to be in.

Keep Reading...Show less
girl roommates
StableDiffusion

Where do we begin when we start talking about our roommates? You practically spend every moment with them, they become your second family and they deal with you at your best and at your absolute worst. They are there to make you laugh just a little harder, cry a little less and make each day a little better. We often forget to thank them for the little things that they do to make college even a tiny bit easier and more fun. This list of 26 things are what you should thank your roommates for right this minute and every day that you live with them.

Keep Reading...Show less
Student Life

20 Thoughts While Studying For Finals

I may or may not be stressing right now.

1354
Thoughts While Studying For Finals
StableDiffusion


That time of the semester has arrived once again, finals. The worst week ever. Who thought it was a good idea for all your classes to have exams all in the same week? Definitely not me. Here's 20 thoughts you may have studying for finals.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

Disney magic for New Year!

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

6387
Disney magic kingdom castle on new years
StableDiffusion

Disney movies are well known and very popular in today's world. Although many people appreciate the plot and the storyline, not many people appreciate the wisdom these characters possess. Every Disney movie has unique advice that can be applied to everyday life. Here are 11 Disney quotes to help start your New Year off right:

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

40 Gift Ideas for the Indecisive

It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. But also a time of stressing over the perfect gift.

120498
Christmas gifts around a tree
StableDiffusion

It's officially December. There is less than a month of 2024, and I still feel like yesterday was summer. Now comes the merriest time of the year, the Christmas season.

Everyone has been waiting for this time of year since mid-October (which is way too early, in my opinion) or before. It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. A lot of times when I ask friends and family what they want, I get a lot of "I don't know" or "I don't care."

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments