Once again,
Musin finds himself in another dull, dreary office meeting. The worst part about this one (well kinda) was the fact they decided to put it RIGHT before lunch. So just about everyone was trying to get out as soon as possible. Responses were quick, and sensible…UNTIL…
So, with that fairly dramatic story I will go on to demonstrate how being dumb in the work place does NOT pay. Our company has decided to expand their services to the UK (Hooray them). Now, because of the change and some idiots here not being able to understand ENGLISH they had an hour long communications meeting to go over ways to communicate. Yes, I was just as pissed.
So a subtopic presented itself about how to properly relate to the reps overseas (UK) as sometimes they don’t understand what they are saying. Then an excellent example (sent from God who felt like laughing) came up. Someone says, “I was speaking to the rep and I said something about pants (why the hell they were talking about pants I do not know, this corporation has NOTHING to do with pants, at all!) and he told me that over there they call like their boxers pants and they call pants something else.”
My first reaction was to throw something, but I held out in hopes of a better response to what has already happened. So then the facilitator of the meeting says…”Oh really, like…I wonder what else they would call pants over there…” Suggestions flew in from near and far. A few responses included slacks, suit pants, trousers (me), and then someone felt like stealing the spotlight at the dumb competition by seriously blurting out…DRAWS!?
EVERYONE stared at her, and the funniest shit is, she stared back! Like, why are you guys looking at me…yeah i said draws don’t they call them that?? I couldn’t believe it nor could I contain my chuckle. So after laughing (beside my boss) I just had to act like I heard something important and began to furiously take notes to show I was only merely sidetracked and as to keep my job.
I still have my job, but if people keep saying dumb shit like that chances are I wont last long. I can’t contain the chuckle.
FYI: They call pants “trousers” in the UK, so the all-knowing Musin was right.
The moral of your story is that idiots of the tenth degree are running the country.
im gonna go with hot coffee …
you shoulda thrown a hot drink at her
that way you would’ve gotten out of the meeting early with the hospital trip that would have gone down and all … you could have snick out and gone to taco bell or something. idk
oh yeah … but when you get back to your desk… you would see a note taped to your compy screen …
You Are
FIRED!
I’m beginning to wonder what you LIKE about this job Musin, cuz it sure as hell ain’t the people!
Sold, Im convinced you work with the most dense people in the world man. quit your job
LOL,
No can do sir. I’m lucky enough to still have said job. I literally LAUGH OUT LOUD here, plenty! People look, wonder what the hell is THAT funny, I keep on laughing (while keeping my fingers crossed in hopes of not being removed from my post).
That is all.
Yoooooo….I came back from a two-week hiatus and I’m greeted with DRAWS. You should have told her to go blowdry her face. How is she employed. She needs to be on the corner asking people for the time. Actually, I’m pissed about this now.
LOL!
I should have!
(*Replay of initial scenario…)
…A few responses included slacks, suit pants, trousers (me), and then someone felt like stealing the spotlight at the dumb competition by seriously blurting out…DRAWS!?…
–Musin: Excuse me Ma’am, ma’am…could you please excuse yourself from this meeting and diligently blowdry your face.
(Thanks Clev, I will NOT let this opportunity slip through my fingers next time…NEXT TIME!)