It took the Administrative Assistant from HR no less than ONE-HUNDRED words to basically ask me if anybody in my office happened to be missing a Post-It with a phone number on it. The Post-It accidentally became attached to a signed form which I interofficed back to them yesterday.
NEED… …MORE….. POST-ITS!!!
ONE. HUNDRED. WORDS…
It’s that type of message where you’re rolling your eyes so hard that should anyone enter in the middle of this, they’d probably think you were having a seizure and might just make the mistake of calling the paramedics.
At least that would make the day more interesting by allowing me the chance to ROLL with that opportunity!
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May 15th, 2014 at 20:01
After the 10th word or so, I usually start to chafe, along with saying something like “please tell me you have a point before I put you out of both our miseries”.
I bet it would save a lot of time and a trip downstairs if I said it directly to HR! 😉
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May 16th, 2014 at 10:49
I used to work with an AVP who would borderline rudely cut you off with a wave of his hands while saying, “Bottom-line it for me!”. I imagined him as a progressively cranky & impatient old coot who’d eventually wind up moved to a “Managing” position after accidentally slapping a donor or during his “Bottom-line” spiel. LOL
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May 15th, 2014 at 20:58
Kill. This is Wanda to a T. If it takes 12 words to say something, she will use 120. And always starting with “Ms. Lorens,”
KILL.
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May 16th, 2014 at 10:46
LOL I love the tales of Wanda!
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June 27th, 2014 at 23:01
Me too!
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May 17th, 2014 at 19:17
I start to zone out a bit around the 10-20 word mark and wind up blurting out something like “Am I supposed to be paying attention, ‘cos I have no idea what you just said.” Occasionally it works and they’re the ones doing the eye-rolling but sometimes it backfires and they start again…I hate that…
btw, Hi. I found you via Tattoo Tourist, thought I’d have a poke around. See ya! REDdog
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May 17th, 2014 at 19:43
Hi! And LOL’ing at your comment. I’m so glad you said where you found me – stats can be so mysterious sometimes. PS – All I could do is listen to the end of that message lest I miss some important tidbit and blindly click delete since by that time my head was on my desk on the verge of drooling into my elbow. 😛
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June 27th, 2014 at 23:06
Here is a related post on the idiocy of the workplace. This one in Afghanistan. Be annoyed at your leisure.
“T-Back Thurs: Emails From Afghanistan: My Boss, aka: ‘That Guy I Wouldn’t Want Running An Elevator For Me”
Peace,
Lance
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June 27th, 2014 at 23:26
Cool! Thanks a bunch and so great of you to stop by to leave such great comments.
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June 27th, 2014 at 23:27
😉
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