Art The office assistant - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Art The office assistant - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Consider this a tribute to the unsung heros of the workplace. The people who make the whole thing work. Artist Zen Parry has taken up a seat in the Portland Building in Portland Oregon, where she crochets a a huge blanket while talking to the public. During a temporary job I had in the corporate world, the office always functioned well, but felt even better when the Office Assistant was present. This woman brought a sense of comfort into that cold sterile environment she did all of the unseen things that the rest of us didnt know how to do. I often thought of her as providing a comforting blanket of functionality within that office you could always rely on her just being there. This installation symbolizes the comfort experienced in that environment. There is a lot of security in having a routine and identity that a job provides. Even though you might not be happy with your job, you will still come to work on a regular basis, and perform your duties, comfortable in the familiarity of that rhythm. I am doing the same coming to work each day, performing my duties by being here and making a rug of comfort. You are invited to interrupt my performance sit and chat, call out to me as you walk through the lobby or use the ATM machine you might even try to ignore me as you hurry to your next appointment. Artists often strive to create an environment as a work of art. In this installation/performance, I will strive to create an environment as the art of work. Even if you manage to ignore me, I know that you will miss me when I am gone.. What a cool, fun, innovative way to comment on work, especially unfulfilling work without condemning it. Read more about the installation here and Zen is blogging about it here. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related