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Mar. 19th, 2004 09:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bzarcherThe amount that common courtesy can get me into trouble constantly amazes me.
Boss: Matt, go over to this department and work on these three machines.
Me: Okay.
*Go to office, call the department in question*
Me: Hi, it's (name and title/department). I'm supposed to come over today to work on a couple of your machines, and wanted to see what the best time would be so that I don't interrupt anything.
Them: What? Huh? Oh! Are you doing (blank?)
Me: Yes, and I didn't want to disrupt anything when I come to take care of (blank)
Them: Well, I guess whenever.
*30 seconds later*
Boss: Matt, what the hell did you do?!?!
Me: All I did was call and make sure that I could come over without disrupting anything vital.
Boss: Well, don't do that anymore! Just go over and it doesn't matter, okay? You got them all flustered because you wanted to set a schedule.
Me: Yes, ma'am.
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Is the world always this insane, or is it just today?
Boss: Matt, go over to this department and work on these three machines.
Me: Okay.
*Go to office, call the department in question*
Me: Hi, it's (name and title/department). I'm supposed to come over today to work on a couple of your machines, and wanted to see what the best time would be so that I don't interrupt anything.
Them: What? Huh? Oh! Are you doing (blank?)
Me: Yes, and I didn't want to disrupt anything when I come to take care of (blank)
Them: Well, I guess whenever.
*30 seconds later*
Boss: Matt, what the hell did you do?!?!
Me: All I did was call and make sure that I could come over without disrupting anything vital.
Boss: Well, don't do that anymore! Just go over and it doesn't matter, okay? You got them all flustered because you wanted to set a schedule.
Me: Yes, ma'am.
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Is the world always this insane, or is it just today?
