Pencil Pusher



Jun 01 2010 Intro


Dale used to be a police officer. He decided to get a calmer, safer job. Now he works from a desk. Working a desk job seems like the most harmless thing in the world. But Dale is having some problems with the life of a pencil pusher. A pencil pusher (also sometimes called a paper pusher) is a person who works in an office and doesn’t do anything very exciting. It’s not really a compliment to call someone a pencil pusher, but it’s certainly not a terrible thing to be. That is, unless you’re Dale.

new words
 Desk Job:a job where you work in an office
 Pencil Pusher:someone who works a boring job in an office

 
Watch as Dale discusses his concerns about working a desk job with Mason, the office janitor.
                                                Dialogue
 Mason: Hey, Dale!
 Dale: Hey! Oh, wow! Are you having the same problem I am? Mason: Problem?
 Dale: Ever since I became a pencil pusher I’ve been stuck at this desk all day, and I swear it’s killing my body.
 Mason: Killing you! Hold on, buddy, let me check out this desk for you.
 Dale: Yeah, check it out, I think it’s the desk. Mason: Well, the desk seems to be in order. Hold on, hold on, let me check out this chair for you. Why don’t you…
 Dale: Ah! Mason: Try mopping! Mopping is great for your health, man! Why don’t you give that a try? Sweep up a little bit! There’s a spot over there that you missed.
Dale: Why don’t you do a couple of reports there for me? This is feeling great.
 Mason: Hold on, I’m getting a crick over here! I think there’s something wrong with this pencil pushing thing! I need to be broom pushing! You sit down there and deal with your back problem. I’ve got floors to clean, man, floors to clean.
Dale: I used to be in great shape, now I’m just a pencil pusher! Jason, are you busy?
Jason: Well, I’m not terribly busy.
Dale: Oh, good! Can you just do a report for me?
Jason: You want me to do it for you? Dale: Yeah, well, you don’t really have to do it, you just have to type it. Because, look, I’m really not in good shape anymore, I have this carpal tunnel, it’s killing me. This desk job is killing me. Jason: I think you can type it, Dale. I think you’re being a bit of a hypochondriac. Maybe you miss your old job and how exciting it was. Just having a hard time being a pencil pusher?
 Dale: Come on, man, just type the report for me! Just type it! I’m- I’m cured! I’m absolutely cured! Jason: What do you know!


new words
 
stuck:not able to leave I swear :use to emphasize an idea
in order:OK,ready
crick: a pain in muscle
deal with :live through something bad or annoying,cope,bear
 in great shape:healthy, a good physical condition, athletic
 carpal tunnel: a wrist problem that comes from typing too much
 hypochondriac:a healthy person who imagines having health problems

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