Temping in Australia - I feel good!

I'm on to my third temping assignment at the moment, and in many ways my favourite.

The first assignment was a day's work in Adobe InDesign, laying out a report for a teacher's association. Teachers are usually represented as overworked, underpaid and underresourced. The general mood in that office was pretty grumpy and sarcastic.

The second assignment was four months with a financial services company in the CBD. I was calling people and inviting, and at times demanding, payment for overdue invoices. The atmosphere in the office was relaxed but, being a finance department, still efficient. I met some great people, and despite a few difficult clients, had a good time.

Now I'm working for a cancer charity, doing data entry and random Excel and Access tasks. There's a great atmosphere in the office, with the sort of people you'd expect to work for a good cause rather than a big pay packet, and while there's still some gentle pressure, there isn't the same demand you get from working for a business. I think I shall find a charity to work for when I get home.

On an unrelated note, today we failed to get tickets for Big Day Out in Sydney, meaning we failed to get the opportunity to see Rage Against the Machine and Bjork perform in Centennial Park. I suspect we may try to get in by fouler means though, whether fence jumping or volunteering. And there's still a chance to see the show in Queensland, where everyone is reportedly a bit slower. Hopefully that means it won't sell out as quickly.