Characters: Receptionist
Secretary
Secretary receives call from her big important boss to have a name added to security. Said gentleman will be arriving at our office in approximately one hour to have secretary (me) receive and scan closing documents in a big important deal. I post haste, email receptionist to relay message giving receptionist name of gentleman and time he is arriving, WHY he is arriving and please call me (secretary) when he arrives.
Because
Secretary has history with Receptionist (e.g., ignoring emails, not
ordering lunch, etc.) secretary makes sure she has a notification in her Outlook that will notify her that receptionist has actually opened and read secretary's email.
Approximately 15 minutes later I receive this from receptionist …
All taken care. It really helps speed these up if you
put a date in your subject line. Thx.
Secretary
ponders said message. How to respond? Should I respond? Or should I
ask her to refrain from smoking crack on the job? I chose to ignore.
Footnote: One would assume that when one says “gentleman arriving in
an hour” … one would assume that means today. Presently.
Not … “in an hour from now, yesterday a man will be arriving” or “in an
hour from now, in two days a gentleman will be arriving” ….
Dig?
Or is it just me who gets this?
receptionist is a dumbass and needs to be fired.
ReplyDeleteRIGHT?!! I get this shit EVERY TIME I ASK HER TO DO SOMETHING. Unbelievable.
DeleteOh I would have responded .... with the back of my hand on the back of her head and asking, "Just how stupid are you?"
ReplyDeleteAnd it would be a rhetorical question!
Um, how dumb does someone have to be.....the date is already embedded!
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