Working for our Government Blues

In the Washington area, it seems like everyone is packaged neatly into three groups. You're either an intern, a contractor or a government official. I fall neatly into category number 2. I know people get into trouble on these blogs when talking about their work, so I won't directly give away my agency, let's call it Gustoms. My job is the wonderful world of IT support, not even close to my college major, something I had never done before but sort of fell into.

My job consists of answering a phone, listening to people who are supposed to be protecting our borders (shoot, I'm giving it away) complain about how they messed something up. "My e-mail is locked but I put the password in right...my computer is giving me a boot error, and I have a report due in fifteen minutes...I need my insulin!! You can imagine.

Needless to say, I should be looking for another job. Hell, when I was graduating, I threw resumes all over the place. I guess having a job already in place makes you lazy. And they pay me decently. Eventually though, I'll have to move on, and I'll be the guy on the government side of things, where I can then give it all back, call contractor helpdesks and raise my own brand of hell. I can't wait.