Excerpt from a student essay…
In midevil times most of the people were alliterate. The greatest writer of the time was Chaucer, who wrote many poems and verses and also wrote literature. Another tale tells of William Tell, who shot an arrow through an apple while standing on his son’s head.
The Riddler: You never really understand this type of co-worker. Sometimes he’s nice, sometimes unfriendly, sometimes knowledgeable, and sometimes dumb. The Riddler smokes and drinks and eats, but so irregularly that you wonder if he’s a smoker, or a drinker (or an eater).
Invisible Woman: The Invisible Woman (pictured below) is largely unnoticed in your office. She’s on the payroll, so everyone understands she’s somehow doing a good job, though no one understands exactly what this job is. Invisible Woman will avoid all after-work socialization, quietly leaving when work is done. The Invisible Woman doesn’t need to call in sick as no one will notice her missing anyway.
The Punisher: The Punisher is usually higher up in the hierarchy as he likes to bully people. When you did something wrong, The Punisher arrives on the scene to make you feel it by use of excessive force. Sometimes, when there’s two Punishers in one office, a no holds barred battle is going to erupt.
I worked as a computer tech for an insurance company. One day I received a call from supervisor on the sales floor.
Me: “Hello, IT.”
Supervisor: “Hello?”
Me: “Hello?”
Supervisor: “Hello?”
Me: “Hello?”
The phone went dead. I put the phone down, and it rang again.
Me: “Hello, IT.”
Supervisor: “Hello, did you just ring me?”
Me: “No you rang me.”
Supervisor: “Did I? Oh, well, the reason I’m ringing now is because you couldn’t hear me when I rang you before.”
Me: “Yes I could.”
Supervisor: “No you couldn’t.”
Me: “Yes I could.”
Supervisor: “No you couldn’t.”
Me: “Believe me, I could.”
Supervisor: “Can you hear me now?”
Me: “Yes, of course I can.”
Supervisor: “Oh, that’s all right then. Catch you later.”
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I work for a large ISP. In the middle of a call, suddenly there was a piercing high pitched beeping noise in the background.
Me: “What is that noise?”
Customer: “Hey Martinez!! I’m on the phone! Cut it out!”
Me: “What was that?”
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
Me: “What is that noise?”
Customer: “It’s from a device.”
Me: “What kind of device?”
Customer: “I don’t know.”
Me: “Like a fax machine or something?”
Customer: “I don’t know. Someone is under house arrest or something.”