This is a tale told in e-mail. In the interest of saving space, in the
headings for each item the Date is Today, the Time is Now, and the Subject is Question.
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
Is that
report ready yet?
To: Boss
From:
Employee
Almost. When do you need it by?
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
In an
hour.
To: Boss
From:
Employee
I thought I had until this
afternoon………..???????
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
No, I had
said by 11:00. A.M.
To: Boss
From:
Employee
Actually, you had said 1:00. P.M. Here’s the e-mail. [Screenshot of the
evidence]
To: Employee
From:
Boss
Still
need it by 11 A.M.
To: Boss
From:
Employee
I don’t think it is humanly
possible that I can finish it by then.
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
This
should have been done last week!
To: Boss
From:
Employee
I was a little busy.
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
Busy? Doing what?????
To: Boss
From:
Employee
Working.
To: Employee
From:
Boss
You were
not, you’re always playing on your phone or talking with other people.
YOU ARE NOT WORKING.
>:[
To: Boss
From:
Employee
DON’T ALL-CAPS YELL AT ME.
>:/
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
I’M NOT
YELLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:{
To: Boss
From:
Employee
All this typing is keeping me
from finishing YOUR report.
;(
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
Then stop
winky-frowning me and start working already!
To: Boss
From:
Employee
Then stop interrupting me with
e-mails!
To:
Employee
From:
Boss
Your
productivity is down the toilet and you contribute NOTHING to this
company!
To: Boss
From:
Employee
I’m CC’ing H.R. on this
conversation.
“No! Don’t CC H.R.!” He ran the five steps to her computer and
ripped out the network cable. “There, I
fire you before you have a chance to quit.”
She stood
up slowly, dignified.
“I could
totally fight this, but I respect that you had the decency to do it in person.”
Ha! That was funny!!
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