fine whine

Everybody at one time or another discovers a common turn of phrase that really gets one's goat. Right now "Is that your final answer?" is tantamount to public flatulence on a bus to most people. My buddy Drew hated "You'll have that". And so forth. Today I realized that I cannot stand statements ending with "...like it's my job." As in, "I eat Oreos like it's my job" or "I watch American Idol like it's my job". Now I am neither an American Idol fan nor do I use this phrase, though I do enjoy an occasional Oreo. So why should what somebody else says bother me so? Is it because generally the sort of person who says exactly that seems to slack a little more on the job? One guy I knew said that constantly about anything from playing video games to using ketchup also prided himself on getting away with half hour potty breaks, IMing on his cell phone. Not your average workaholic, I'd venture.

So the real question remains—do I take my own job too seriously? Or am I just not eating enough Oreos?