Receptionists: All Front

September 27, 2010 · 17 comments

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I once met a man who was the Directors of First Impressions. That was in a Scientology building, he was the receptionist and conductor of Scientology’s famous test, where you hold two metal wands that don’t have anything to do with your stress levels. When the needle moves on the machine (that looks like a radio rescued from a building site) it means the conductance in your skin has changed, which is meant to mean you’re stressed. In actual fact it means someone has changed the channel in the next room.

I was thrown out of the building after wasting the chap’s time as he tried to teach me about kinesthetics. I talked a lot about imaginary pets and then, when his phone rang after an hour of my stinking chat, I asked him if it was Tom Cruise who called. It wasn’t.

Where was I? Ah yes, receptionists: the smiling faces at the front desk, eager to point you where you’re going (even if it’s not where you want to go, it’s where you’re now going). Now, the rumor is that receptionists spend a lot of time days surfing the web and messaging friends.  It’s only fair recompense for dealing with snarky business folk who’s every lost minute is another curt question.

“Excuse me, I’m in a rush, do you know where Johnson is? I’m looking for Johnson. Have you seen him? Also, I earn more than you. Should I state that explicitly or should I just lose any vestiges of courtesy for the rest of this interaction?”

Sneer not, Johnson-seeker! Receptionists see everyone on their way into and out of the office and are ideally placed as a hub to the various spokes of office gossip. Hell hath no fury like a receptionist scorned. Nothing else known to man, except McDonalds’ toilet paper, can spread poop so quickly.

Not all receptions are the same though; occasionally I happen upon a small wrinkly man sitting behind a cluster of black and white CCTV screens. He always has glasses, which doesn’t give me much faith that anyone will catch the corporate spies dressed up as janitors who are slipping into the ventilation ducts on the third floor. No, wait, they are in fact janitors.

Of course, you might ask why anyone would want to spend hours watching nothing happen in the elevator bank and on the stairwell. I don’t know but the number of people who have watched Big Brother suggests that the chap at the CCTV desk beat a lot of competition to get the job. I suppose that if you watch the elevator for long enough you might get a picked nostril or a scratched buttock, perchance an adjusted testicle or a slipped toupee. This is why I encourage people to dance whenever they see a CCTV camera. Do it for the receptionist!

franticreceptionistSam Szulc puts copier paper to good use.

p.s. Thanks to Jai Joshi at Tulsi Tree for the award. Cheers dude.

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1 Eva Gallant September 27, 2010 at 11:50 pm

Dancing for t he receptionist seem a good excuse as any to dance!

2 Christine "Kiki" September 27, 2010 at 11:59 pm

Love reading this blog. Great post!

3 naturgesetz September 28, 2010 at 1:52 am

Lol at them pointing you where you’re going — even if it’s not where you want to go …

4 Nicole MacDonald September 28, 2010 at 7:20 am

I’m a receptionist but I don’t have any cameras to watch people on :( But I do get to see everyone : ) I also have the best view in the world!

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5 Jax September 28, 2010 at 12:07 pm

Never ever piss off the receptionist.

6 Diana September 28, 2010 at 3:42 pm

Great post:)
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7 Jai Joshi September 28, 2010 at 6:01 pm

I used to work as a hotel receptionist and oh my word! The things I saw would turn you blind. It was one of the most enlightening jobs ever, as well as the most tedious. Funny how those two things seem to go together.

Jai

8 Miz Dinah Gogina September 28, 2010 at 7:27 pm

I liken a receptionist to a mullet: business in the front, party in the back. Having been one myself once upon a time, I can tell you that when we are not putting on a professional face we are putting on a party hat. Okay, well that might be stretching it, but we like to have fun when there’s no one around. And yes, don’t piss off the receptionist or you might not get your calls, your mail, or your flower delivery.

9 Wombat Central September 30, 2010 at 11:04 pm

I’ve been a receptionist and I can tell you it always pays to make friends with him/her!

10 Kathee October 2, 2010 at 8:13 pm

I’ve never been a receptionist, but I would certainly think they would enjoy watching someone dance in the elevator…or watch someone try to pretend they are not scratching their ass :)

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