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I don’t post about the office job very often, as it is quite rare for me to encounter a sucky person and even when I do, sometimes the details are too sensitive to put on the net. This one is fine though.
It’s five minutes before I am due to finish, and in comes a group of four people. I recognised the leader of the group. He’s a right grumpy bastard from a parent/teacher group. I will call him GB. I also recognised one of the women in the group, who I will call Friendly Woman: FW.
GB: We are here for our meeting.
Me: Oh, what meeting is that? I don’t believe I have any scheduled for this time.
GB *Boring meeting*
Me: Right, I don’t have anything down for Boring Meeting.
GB: I have this letter confirming it is tonight.
He showed me the letter. It was genuine. Damn it! Someone in the school hadn’t booked it in! That meant I had to stay in the building until it was over. It is the equivilent of getting a table for 20 walking through the doors of a restuarant five minutes before you close, or getting an annoying last minute customer in a store who decides to fill a cart full of shopping.
Me: OK, I will have to get some keys and see where I can put you.
GB: This is ridiculous! I organised and booked this today!
Me: Well unfortunately I haven’t been informed, so there are no rooms ready. I’m sorry about that, but I will sort something out for you.
GB: *grumbles, moans and starts bitching about me to the other people*
I was really annoyed. The weather in the UK was beautiful today. Amazing considering that my town looked like Silent Hill last night. All I wanted was to go home and relax in the garden while it was still warm and light, not be stuck in a boiling hot office waiting for a meeting to finish.
Friendly Woman spoke up.
FW: Do you know what, I don’t think we should hold the meeting in here tonight.
GB: What do you mean by that?
FW: Well, look at the weather. The sun is shining. It is beautiful. We should really be taking advantage of it.
The other two people keenly nodded in agreement.
FW: There are several picnic tables around the campus. Why don’t we have the meeting outdoors on one of those? It would be much nicer than sitting in a stuffy room.
GB looked over the top of his glasses at her.
GB: No.
The three of them looked very disappointed, and headed inside with GB. GB turned around as he walked through the door.
GB: And we will be needing some tea, boy!
It took me completely by surprise. I couldn’t help myself.
Me: BOY?!?!?!!?!
He turned around and looked at me like I had committed a crime. They didn’t get their tea.
It’s five minutes before I am due to finish, and in comes a group of four people. I recognised the leader of the group. He’s a right grumpy bastard from a parent/teacher group. I will call him GB. I also recognised one of the women in the group, who I will call Friendly Woman: FW.
GB: We are here for our meeting.
Me: Oh, what meeting is that? I don’t believe I have any scheduled for this time.
GB *Boring meeting*
Me: Right, I don’t have anything down for Boring Meeting.
GB: I have this letter confirming it is tonight.
He showed me the letter. It was genuine. Damn it! Someone in the school hadn’t booked it in! That meant I had to stay in the building until it was over. It is the equivilent of getting a table for 20 walking through the doors of a restuarant five minutes before you close, or getting an annoying last minute customer in a store who decides to fill a cart full of shopping.
Me: OK, I will have to get some keys and see where I can put you.
GB: This is ridiculous! I organised and booked this today!
Me: Well unfortunately I haven’t been informed, so there are no rooms ready. I’m sorry about that, but I will sort something out for you.
GB: *grumbles, moans and starts bitching about me to the other people*
I was really annoyed. The weather in the UK was beautiful today. Amazing considering that my town looked like Silent Hill last night. All I wanted was to go home and relax in the garden while it was still warm and light, not be stuck in a boiling hot office waiting for a meeting to finish.
Friendly Woman spoke up.
FW: Do you know what, I don’t think we should hold the meeting in here tonight.
GB: What do you mean by that?
FW: Well, look at the weather. The sun is shining. It is beautiful. We should really be taking advantage of it.
The other two people keenly nodded in agreement.
FW: There are several picnic tables around the campus. Why don’t we have the meeting outdoors on one of those? It would be much nicer than sitting in a stuffy room.
GB looked over the top of his glasses at her.
GB: No.
The three of them looked very disappointed, and headed inside with GB. GB turned around as he walked through the door.
GB: And we will be needing some tea, boy!
It took me completely by surprise. I couldn’t help myself.
Me: BOY?!?!?!!?!
He turned around and looked at me like I had committed a crime. They didn’t get their tea.
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