Me: Hey there. Quickly, can we fix a couple of mistakes that I see on your report submission? Idiot: I just finished fixing everything. It is all good now. Me: I still see some errors, can we take a look at it together? Idiot: I am sure it is correct now. Did you refresh your […]
Category: Work Idiots
You still good? Episode
Monday 2PM Idiot: I’m going to schedule a call for us to work on this together Me: Perfect. Monday 3PM Idiot: I set up a call for us Thursday at 3PM Me: Yes, I see it. That works. Tuesday 2PM Idiot: Oh, and we have that call on Thursday, right? You still good for that? […]
Much Ado About Nothing Episode
Idiot: I need admin access to my page. Me: What do you need to do, that your current level of access does not allow? Idiot: I need to grant access to my page to members of my team. Me: Well, they should all have access to it now, to read documents. What else do they […]
Training Fail Episode
Getting my new glasses adjusted/fitted, and had to train the person helping me. To be honest, I don’t think this person’s idiocy is entirely her fault. This is a combination of a training fail, and a lack of common sense. Me: Okay, great. The front looks straight now, which of course means you made my […]
Captain Oblivious Episode
A friend sent me his Idiot of the Day. Enjoy… One of my guys called my cell phone with info on a potential client. Me: Just have him call the office. Idiot: Can I give him your cell phone number? Me: I would rather he call the office. Idiot: I don’t know the phone number […]
Texas Toast Edition
So… The description of the dish that I ordered stated that it was served on Texas Toast. Awesome! I love Texas Toast. The Texas Toast was the deciding factor in ordering that dish over the others. My meal arrives, and the pork tenderloin and the mashed potatoes are just sitting there on two thick slices […]
Helpless Desk Episode
HR Help Desk Chat Idiot: Thank you for chatting with us today. How can I help you? Me: I have the company’s US Holiday Schedule for 2018, but I cannot find the Offshore/India Holiday Schedule for 2018. Idiot: Please try typing “offshore india” on the search bar Me: On which page’s search bar? Idiot: On […]
I Know, Ma’am Episode
Me: Those bags are mine. Idiot: I know, ma’am. Me: Aren’t you going to ring them up? Idiot: Don’t worry, I put them on top of his things. Me: But they are mine. Idiot: I understand. Me: No, I don’t think you do. The bags, which you keep putting on top of the man’s order […]
“I was just kidding about the time travel” Episode
Me: So, as my email indicated, my package never arrived, so I require a refund. Idiot: The tracking information shows that your package was delivered on Wednesday, 10/11/2017 at 11:47 A.M. Me: I also saw that information. Please take a moment and look at my order, to see the date on which I placed this order. Idiot: […]
Oh, there it is Episode
Idiot: Can you pull up that report and print it out for me again, in case anything changed? And can you click on that one section, and show me what it says, and maybe print that out for me, too? Me: I gave you a link to the report, so you can pull it up […]