Why do people need to leave their ringers on at work? And why do people need to use the most grating, annoying ringtone available?? I really don’t need to hear “Take On Me” 40 times a day whenever the woman across the hall decides to leave her cell phone on her desk and go out for a smoke…
Grad student #1: Wow, the boss-lady is pretty laid back today. She hasn’t even harassed me once since I came in this morning!
Grad student #2: I dunno, dude. When she’s this chilled out, I just assume that somewhere there are dozens of puppies that have been kicked.
Product development guy: I just got an e-mail in Chinese… What do I do?
Product development gal: Just copy/paste it into Microsoft Word and change the font.
Product development guy: It’s Chinese, not Wingdings.
(A woman with a resume approaches our hostess at 6 pm on a very busy Friday night.)
Woman: “I’d like to speak to a manager, please.”
Hostess: “They’re all busy right now, but I can take your resume and pass it along.”
Woman: “No. I want to speak with a manager now.”
Hostess: “Well, like I said, they’re all unavailable right now, but I can pass along–”
Woman: “No. I want a manager now. I want them to put a face to the name on the resume. I want to be professional!”
Hostess: “I’m sorry, but you’ve walked in at the beginning of the dinner rush. Perhaps you should try coming back during the slow times, usually 3-5 pm?”
Woman: “No. I am here now, and I will speak with a manager now! You
are being unprofessional!”
Hostess: “I’m sorry ma’am, I really can’t ask them to conduct an interview when they are backed up with orders.”
Woman: “Fine! This is a waste of my time!”
(The woman rips her resume in two, drops it on the floor, and storms out the front door. Suffice to say, she wasn’t professional enough for the job.)