I work on a contract for the Federal Government. All the time, people ask me what I do and act all "oh, it must be exciting to work up at #####. I bet you see lots of secret stuff." No one seems to believe me when I tell them the dark secret truth about my job:
It's boring as hell.
Let me draw a little mental picture for those of you who still don't believe me.
Imagine yourself in a room. You have no idea how large the room is, because you're only allowed to look at a single corner of it. The entire decor is a mish-mash of light browns and tans, with no redeeming aesthetic value. There's a TV directly in front of you that only plays that multi-color test pattern from the '80s. Doing anything besides servicing critical bodily functions is forbidden. Your only respite is to be occassionally disturbed by people you would run away from if you met them in public. Suicide is ruled out because you can't bring any weapons onto the property. You must spend tens hours at a time in this room before you're allowed to leave.
Ok, read that again and really let it sink in. That's more exciting than my job.
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