February 8, 2011
Customers: When I tell you that your supplied artwork will not work, I am not doing it to ruin your day. I’m not doing it to give you a hard time, and I am not doing it because I hate little puppies. I’m doing it because I want you to get an acceptable end product, [...]
July 13, 2009
by Julie • Work
Me: *working* Power Surge: *happens* Fire Alarm: *Goes off* Me: WAAGH!!? Me: *Dials Boss* Boss: Yes? Me: WHAT IS THIS?! Boss: Be right down. Boss: *fixes fire alarm* Me: That’s much nicer. We’re not actually on fire, right? Boss: No, everything’s ok. Me: Cool. Boss: Calls alarm company, others. Fire tuck: *arrives* Me: Uh, boss? [...]
July 1, 2009
I understand that you are stuck behind an ass trying to make an illegal left turn, and you would really like to get past him now if not sooner; but obviously, he doesn’t care about your convenience. It seems that he also doesn’t care about the horn you’ve been laying on for the last minute [...]
July 1, 2009
by Julie • Work
Customer: I’m looking for ::Insert description of item we don’t have anything even close to.:: would ::item:: be a good match? Me: No. ::item:: is really nothing like what you are looking for, but we could run up a custom quote for you. Customer: No, my customer is OUT of ::non-existent-box:: and needs more NOW. [...]
June 21, 2009
Yes, I speak quickly. When annoyed or stressed, I speak even faster. I understand that this may make me hard to understand if you’re not used to it. I will try to chill out of you mention it. Being passive aggressive is not the same thing as being polite or nice, and I can sniff [...]