I just love responsibility without authority.
Work last week was essentially a series of near disasters and moderately sized crises. Now it's Monday and it looks like we're poised to do it all over again.
In lighter news, I somehow ended up on some internal e-mail list for recruiting, along with a lot of now unhappy people. The progression is wonderful. First came the original e-mail asking people to sign up if they're interested. Next someone replied all, including the entire list with some recruiter specific matter. And then there was (and continues to be) the landslide of e-mails requesting to get off of the list. About every fifth e-mail is a plea to everyone else to stop hitting reply all with the requisite amount of irony that they are hitting reply all in order to send the e-mail. Then there was the obligatory cheeky reply where the sender asked to receive more of these awesome e-mails. My desired reply which is not at all cheeky:
Dear all:
Listen you ignorant sluts. The next person to send an e-mail, any e-mail to this distribution list will be physically injured by me. I will look you up in the company directory, fly to the city you work in, go to your office, and then beat the shit out of you. That is all.
Or maybe I'll send it only to the people who have already replied to all because they're the ones who have been stupid enough to perpetuate this problem. Sometimes I'm just stunned by the sheer idiocy of, not just people at work, but all people including most of our clients.
4 comments:
Whoa. Easy does it. Take some deep breathes.
Look at it this way -- There is a reason the delete button is so easy to find within email software.
Regarding the smarts of the people around you, please keep in mind that average is average. Expect average; cherish better than average.
Putting out fire again? You will get burnt sooner or later. The result could be disastrous. Get out before you burn yourself real bad. You are not hired to be a fireperson.
Why addressed "Dear All" when you called them ignorant sluts? I would address them with some names which may not be printable in the friendly blog like this. Then it may be something interesting that they may have to offer, and it could be your next boss/employer!!!!!
Because the people I would send it to are indeed ignorant sluts since only they were stupid enough to 'reply all' in the first place. And besides, I would never send it anyway.
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