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After much sabbatical gloating and general peacock parading about having so much free time, Phil realises the life of a housewife, whose main highlight of the day is scrubbing the toilet, is a smidge unrewarding and sets out to find something more meaningful and challenging.
Lunch with the ever hard working Lindsey is abruptly cancelled and off he trots to an interview, where he stays for a full day ploughing through tough interviews and practical tests, but comes back rewarded (albeit incredibly hot and sweaty due to the first outing of full trousers and shirt) with a job in hand that starts the next day.
Yipee, he cries. I'm earning my own money, will make lots of friends and you now have to share the house-wife duties. (I hear the crowd boo…)
So what job have you got? Teaching in a school? Helping business men improve their written English? Volunteering at a local club? Transcribing.
Now as much as we both poke fun at this - Phil in fact refers to it as monkey work, we've come to realise that it's actually incredibly amusing. Phil has to listen to feedback from the Xbox and Cortana (Microsoft's answer to Apple's Siri) and transcribe what has been recorded. 98% of this is monotonous drivel that doesn't warrant discussion. But sometimes, if you're really lucky, you get a gem like 'F*ck you Cortana', 'when is the best time to masturbate', 'tentacle porn' (WTF is that??) or my favourite 'How can I cure a silent fart'.
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