Ugh my friday night buzz just got harshed in the worst way. I checked my work email (never do this).
So I've been trying to get in touch with this IP advisor for the last two weeks, via a contact from a local government organisation. He eventually tells her he'll call us some time.
We had a barrage of phone calls this afternoon, as we do every day, most of which were nonsense, and in the middle was some guy who says "Hi, it's David from (a completely different organization), I'm supposed to call Nicholas?"
I'm like "There's no Nicholas here but this is (my name, which is close to nicholas but not), can I help you ..."
and he says "Oh Nic, sorry. Right, what can I help you with?"
And I said "You called me ..."
and instead of saying "You wanted some IP consulting and I'm the IP expert" he says something like "Yes, I had a message to call you." And I'm like "I didn't leave a message like that with anyone," (because I didn't). And he says "Oh there must be some confusion somewhere, sorry" and hangs up and I'm like ok whatever that was weird
and THEN like two hours later I get an email with "I tried to call but there was some confusion" and now I'm like WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU FUCKING SAY WHO YOU WERE. You have an extremely dull and forgettable name and I'm not a mind-wizard who can magically put 1 and 2 together and come up with 7.
and now I'm pissed off because I feel like I dropped the ball and won't be able to pick it up until Monday. Which is a day with at least eighteen things to do already.
@Sassori I had another idea. What's your budget and timeline like?
(Ya gotta like any revenge plan that has a timeline and a budget)
Order as many of these as you can afford, and fill up his desk. And car, and locker, and bag, and whatever else you can manage to get your hands on.
today a coworker and I were mock fighting and we got in each other's faces and had a staredown and she turns her cheek and says "kissy" and I peck her on the cheek
she and I start laughing
now it meant nothing
but thinking about it, I can only imagine how fucking weird that looked to everyone else
and actually I'm now worried my service manager saw and we're going to get a stern talking to about professional behavior while we are still technically open
and she'd probably be justified in doing that
someone reassure me that missing this phone call is not a big deal and we can work it out next week.
Missing phone calls is like, my super number-one anxiety whatsit. Well actually missing meetings-in-person is number 1, but missing phone calls is a solid second place.
and now I'm pissed off because I feel like I dropped the ball and won't be able to pick it up until Monday. Which is a day with at least eighteen things to do already.
You didn't.
He's a bit of a douche.
Enjoy your weekend.
I accidentally left my phone at work last night .. so the lady who sits beside me and for some reason goes to work suuuuper early had to deal with all my wake-up alarms that play death metal at 6am. After snoozing it a few times, she finally just shut the whole phone off.
Also before I left today, my manager told me I'm getting a bonus in my next paycheck for "almost exceeding expectations" - which sounded a little confusing to me, but it's still a good thing!
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someone reassure me that missing this phone call is not a big deal and we can work it out next week.
Missing phone calls is like, my super number-one anxiety whatsit. Well actually missing meetings-in-person is number 1, but missing phone calls is a solid second place.
You'll talk to him on Monday and both have a jolly ol' laugh about it.
And on the tiny chance it all goes to shit, there's bugger all you can do about it until Monday, so just enjoy your weekend.
well I mean it's not going to go to shit, I don't think he'll take the huff
it's just an unnecessary delay. It took me fucking ages to make him get in touch with me and then whoops now we have to start over.
well I mean it's not going to go to shit, I don't think he'll take the huff
it's just an unnecessary delay. It took me fucking ages to make him get in touch with me and then whoops now we have to start over.
Hey
Hey
It's not your fault that he's an unprofessional shitwizard, it's gonna be fine
Well just imagine how awkward he must feel, first calling you Nicholas, then asking how he could help you when he's the one that called, then forgetting to say why he called.
@Sassori I had another idea. What's your budget and timeline like?
(Ya gotta like any revenge plan that has a timeline and a budget)
Order as many of these as you can afford, and fill up his desk. And car, and locker, and bag, and whatever else you can manage to get your hands on.
Haha I can't fill up his car but I'm tempted to get a couple packs.
Nic, to echo all of the other folks here, I had a brief stint cold-calling leads when I worked IT sales back in the day and 'David' wasn't prepared to even adjust to ask for information about the contact he was supposed to help. That shit is unprofessional as hell on top of him not being prepared to divulge his stated purpose for the call.
You were absolutely correct in handling it the way you did: you were crazy busy and he wasn't prepared to discuss business, period, full stop.
If anything, you have the upper-hand in any future dealings with that company in general and the individual in particular; if the person on the other end of the line isn't willing or able to ask the pertinent information of their own team, then they may not be the right fit for your needs.
I am so glad that everybody has a labcoat with their names on it at my job.
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Well just imagine how awkward he must feel, first calling you Nicholas, then asking how he could help you when he's the one that called, then forgetting to say why he called.
Are you sure he wasn't called Ronnie?
Ha ha, I saw Ronnie was playing my favourite game on Steam the other day, so I messaged him a joke referring to the game.
It is now against policy to refer to trainees as "trainee". So many names to learn.
"You, Sharkbait, go help Fucknut pull his head out of his ass. And you, Snowflake! Stop texting your parents about how hard the job is when they aren't here to warm you up some hot cocoa! You're worse than Tenderfoot over there with his constant whining about sleep deprivation!"
"Lord Thelonius, I ... "
"Jesus, Joseph and Doggy-Style Mary! Who told you that you had permission to speak, Assclown?"
"You told me to tell you when my bladder was about to burst and now it's too late."
"Then you're speaking out of turn, Assclown, so do you think you need to find a mop and a bucket or do you need to wax poetic about the pee-pee running down your leg?"
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So I've been trying to get in touch with this IP advisor for the last two weeks, via a contact from a local government organisation. He eventually tells her he'll call us some time.
We had a barrage of phone calls this afternoon, as we do every day, most of which were nonsense, and in the middle was some guy who says "Hi, it's David from (a completely different organization), I'm supposed to call Nicholas?"
I'm like "There's no Nicholas here but this is (my name, which is close to nicholas but not), can I help you ..."
and he says "Oh Nic, sorry. Right, what can I help you with?"
And I said "You called me ..."
and instead of saying "You wanted some IP consulting and I'm the IP expert" he says something like "Yes, I had a message to call you." And I'm like "I didn't leave a message like that with anyone," (because I didn't). And he says "Oh there must be some confusion somewhere, sorry" and hangs up and I'm like ok whatever that was weird
and THEN like two hours later I get an email with "I tried to call but there was some confusion" and now I'm like WELL WHY DIDN'T YOU FUCKING SAY WHO YOU WERE. You have an extremely dull and forgettable name and I'm not a mind-wizard who can magically put 1 and 2 together and come up with 7.
and now I'm pissed off because I feel like I dropped the ball and won't be able to pick it up until Monday. Which is a day with at least eighteen things to do already.
(Ya gotta like any revenge plan that has a timeline and a budget)
Order as many of these as you can afford, and fill up his desk. And car, and locker, and bag, and whatever else you can manage to get your hands on.
she and I start laughing
now it meant nothing
but thinking about it, I can only imagine how fucking weird that looked to everyone else
and actually I'm now worried my service manager saw and we're going to get a stern talking to about professional behavior while we are still technically open
and she'd probably be justified in doing that
Missing phone calls is like, my super number-one anxiety whatsit. Well actually missing meetings-in-person is number 1, but missing phone calls is a solid second place.
it'll all work out
You didn't.
He's a bit of a douche.
Enjoy your weekend.
Also before I left today, my manager told me I'm getting a bonus in my next paycheck for "almost exceeding expectations" - which sounded a little confusing to me, but it's still a good thing!
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You'll talk to him on Monday and both have a jolly ol' laugh about it.
And on the tiny chance it all goes to shit, there's bugger all you can do about it until Monday, so just enjoy your weekend.
it's just an unnecessary delay. It took me fucking ages to make him get in touch with me and then whoops now we have to start over.
Hey
Hey
It's not your fault that he's an unprofessional shitwizard, it's gonna be fine
Are you sure he wasn't called Ronnie?
Haha I can't fill up his car but I'm tempted to get a couple packs.
I was also thinking of making pokeball cookies.
You were absolutely correct in handling it the way you did: you were crazy busy and he wasn't prepared to discuss business, period, full stop.
If anything, you have the upper-hand in any future dealings with that company in general and the individual in particular; if the person on the other end of the line isn't willing or able to ask the pertinent information of their own team, then they may not be the right fit for your needs.
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Why do I feel dirty all of the sudden?
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Is it against the rules to just say "Hey!" and then snapping your fingers while pointing at the person?
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For the first time ... uh, I think since I started, they're not dumping the new guys on me to have me upskill the newbloods.
This means I get all of the food, and none of the housebreaking responsibility.
...I am okay with this turn of events.
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Trying to resist the urge to go eat the second one.
'Cause they didn't bring you any? They brought you some and you think it's gross?
I'm not following you here.
felt nauseous this morning. said id work from home
threw up 3 times before noon and spent the rest of the day in bed.
was really hoping to not have use pto.
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What a time to be alive.
Reminds me of the Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries tutorial campaign.
"Callsign for this contract: 'Hey, you', 'kid', 'target'"
Ha ha, I saw Ronnie was playing my favourite game on Steam the other day, so I messaged him a joke referring to the game.
He logged off Steam immediately.
A cabbie named Jet Mage.
I don't even.
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"You, Sharkbait, go help Fucknut pull his head out of his ass. And you, Snowflake! Stop texting your parents about how hard the job is when they aren't here to warm you up some hot cocoa! You're worse than Tenderfoot over there with his constant whining about sleep deprivation!"
"Lord Thelonius, I ... "
"Jesus, Joseph and Doggy-Style Mary! Who told you that you had permission to speak, Assclown?"
"You told me to tell you when my bladder was about to burst and now it's too late."
"Then you're speaking out of turn, Assclown, so do you think you need to find a mop and a bucket or do you need to wax poetic about the pee-pee running down your leg?"
...
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get off of my cloud.
Magnificent.