I used to work in a large (widget) factory in the shipping department. All departments for some reason didn't like to make the overhead announcements so they'd call ME on the phone so *I* could use the PA system to have "Joe, please call Mary" - yes, they were that lazy.
Our maintenance guy's name was Dick. (You all see where I'm going with this.) I'd get calls from the offices upstairs to have Maintenance please go to Room B for some-such or another. All day. Interrupting me as I packed and labeled hundreds of boxes.
One day I had it. I got a call for me (shipping, go figure) to page Maintenance to go to (department). I got on the PA system, "Excuse me. We need Dick in (department). Please, we need Dick in (department)!"
The whole plant went silent. Twittering of giggles could be heard.
Needless to say, I didn't get called to make PA announcements for Maintenance to go anywhere any more.
Our maintenance guy's name was Dick. (You all see where I'm going with this.) I'd get calls from the offices upstairs to have Maintenance please go to Room B for some-such or another. All day. Interrupting me as I packed and labeled hundreds of boxes.
One day I had it. I got a call for me (shipping, go figure) to page Maintenance to go to (department). I got on the PA system, "Excuse me. We need Dick in (department). Please, we need Dick in (department)!"
The whole plant went silent. Twittering of giggles could be heard.
Needless to say, I didn't get called to make PA announcements for Maintenance to go anywhere any more.
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