― Matt (Matt), Monday, 25 July 2005 09:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― N_RQ, Monday, 25 July 2005 12:45 (eighteen years ago) link
Patient (in a strange, sarcastic sing-song voice that would continue throughout the call) I'd like to see the Consultant this week.Me: Sorry, I'm afraid he's fully booked up.Patient: My next appointment isn't for another three weeks. Why the hell should I wait that long?Me: Looking on our system here, Mrs Smith, it appears that you've cancelled a number of appointments before now...P: So?M: This is why you've had to wait so long. You keep cancelling your appointments.P: I'm a busy woman. I have school runs to do. I also have shopping trips to make. Every appointment I've been given is on a Wednesday. I can't come that day.Me: Unfortunately that's the only day the Consultant has a clinic. If your condition needs urgent treatment you should go to ******** hospital (the nearest A&E)P: Well that's not good enough, is it? What am I supposed to do?Me: What we tell all patients Mrs Smith, is that if they really need the hospital appointment they will have to make time in their private lives to come in.P: I don't believe this. Listen to me, My husband is a (middle ranking man in the Services) and I see no reason why I should be kept waiting so long.M (nonplussed and pissed off) I'm afraid your husband's status is neither here nor there, Mrs Smith. Patients are seen on medical priority only. P: I am a very busy woman.M: The consultant is very busy too. This is why an appointment system is in place.P: Why can't he see me tomorrow?M: He doesn't run clinics on Tuesday. He'll be in threatre.P: Let me speak to him.M: He's not here, in our office.P: Well where is he?M: I'd imagine he's operating as we speak. Now can I take it you will be coming to see the Consulant in three weeks' time?P: I am a wife. I am a mother. I don't have time for this. Are you going to tell me exactly who is going to pick my children up from school if I do?M Well many other patients arrange for a friend or a relative or a child minder to do it.P, now shreiking: Are you telling me how to run my life? How dare you be so patronising. What's your name?M: I'm not t rying to patronise you. You asked me a question-"P: The conversation has now moved on. I asked for your name."M: Beverley.P: Thank you Beverley. Must get your name right if I'm getting you your marching orders.
This conversation took place around three months ago. Nothing's come back on me so i know I did nothing wrong. But I'm left wondering if this woman goes through life rubbing up ppl the wrong way. A colleague, oblivious of my encounter with "Mrs Smith" came back from reception duties to say she'd just dealt with a patient in clinic who was the rudest she'd ever encountered. Yes it was Mrs Smith. But apparently the sight of the Consultant made Mrs Smith come over all girly, a la the sketch on the Fast Show.
― Beverley Nicks, Wednesday, 27 July 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link
Coworker 1 brings back some CDs I'd labelled for him, apparently complaining they are wrong. Each CD is in fact labelled exactly according to what he wrote on the disc. Since I am not at my desk he leaves a post-it note on each CD telling me what the label SHOULD be. The post-its are entirely unintelligible. I copy them exactly anyway, but doubtless they will be 'wrong' again.
Coworker 2 wants lever arch files. But the lever arch files I have in the stationery cupboard are too tall. She wants short ones. I already told her last month we don't get different sizes. In some cases I might do a special order, BUT she doesn't even really work here any more, and as such isn't entitled to ANY stationery. Kindly, though, she has put lots of photos from a party last term onto CDs for all of us. But wants me to reimburse her for the CDs. Arrgh you are a very nice woman but STOP TAKING THE PISS.
― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 12:02 (eighteen years ago) link
"I'm in Word, and I'm trying to write a letter, and the text is too small, and I don't know how to make it bigger."
GRRRRRR. I do not work Saturdays. We do not have such a thing as "on call". Moreover, I should not have to explain things like "press Ctrl-A then look for where it says '8' on the toolbar and change it to '12'" EVERY BLOODY TIME YOU TRY TO WRITE TO SOMEONE.
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 3 September 2005 15:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― internet comedy novice (Matt Chesnut), Saturday, 3 September 2005 16:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Saturday, 3 September 2005 16:28 (eighteen years ago) link
anyone that fucking stupid will almost certainly believe you, leaving to to kip in peace :)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Saturday, 3 September 2005 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 12:50 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm sure upthread somewhere is the time when my colleague called me ON HOLIDAY to ask where a folder was. ('Under your biscuit tin' turned out to be the answer but I wouldn't have known that.) And when Matt was called by someone asking him where the scissors were. Haha.
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 12:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― robster (robster), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― ai lien (kold_krush), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:48 (eighteen years ago) link
But that would be great, because you could tell him to go fuck himself with a melon baller, without repercussions!
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mädchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:56 (eighteen years ago) link
And verily I was sore afraid...
― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 13:58 (eighteen years ago) link
"Well" I said "the day after I leave, I'm going to track down every customer who's ever been needlessly unpleasant to me, and beat the living daylights out of them"
― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:01 (eighteen years ago) link
And God I hate that. It's like saying 'oh and make sure the sun sets tonight, will you? I can't STAND it when it doesn't and I Am Very Important you know.'
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:06 (eighteen years ago) link
1) Please turn volume of ring tone down by at least three bars
2) Please change ringtune from Bodyrockers to something more enjoyable and cool e.g. pneumatic drill
― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Raston Warrior Robot (alix), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:14 (eighteen years ago) link
I thought it was "world revolves around my nads."
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:32 (eighteen years ago) link
and stop tapping your feet, the suspended floor means it's making my whole world shake. kthxbye.
― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 14:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:29 (eighteen years ago) link
manking sounds kinda cool though.
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:31 (eighteen years ago) link
(paraphrased, obv)
― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:33 (eighteen years ago) link
puncture it. go on. do it.
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:49 (eighteen years ago) link
30 times a day, month after month
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:54 (eighteen years ago) link
wait. that took a weird turn. one i'm not willing or ready to address right now.
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:57 (eighteen years ago) link
i'd just like to clarify that this isn't me. i *am a weird guy called stevie, but i don't work above anyone!
― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 15:59 (eighteen years ago) link
ya know, because they'll really hurt when they stick in her back.
― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Wednesday, 7 September 2005 16:01 (eighteen years ago) link