Work Place Annoyances

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95) 10/30/2018 at 16:05 • Filed to: None

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When someone who has multiple unanswered emails from you in the last week sends you an email saying they need something urgently.

Probably should have thought about my response time before ignoring me multiple times...

#salt

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:10

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I have a workplace colleague who is only seemingly able to process one line of thought per project at a time, so every time there’s a hiccup he ends up not really reading concerns or comments but repeating like a robot. I have another who argues on a semi-random basis with me when I raise a concern that he has sort of convinced himself isn’t a concern...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:13

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workplace annoyances for me... start an order.. get told 10 minutes later something else has priority... rejig the machine get everything set up right start that order... halfway thru get told oh yeah btw that thing you were working on... we need that first

we have a whole department supposedly planning shit

they all need to be shot

PyramidHat > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:17

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Easy fix: Just reply “I’d be happy to help.   I’ll be able to provide your answer as soon as I get a response from you on [X].” It’s saying - in writing - that you’re willing to help, but puts the onus on them to respond to you, first. It’s better if you can tie their response to yours, in a technical matter, but drum up a BS relation, if need be...

Urambo Tauro > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:18

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:18

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Maybe you should have selected “High importance” in Outlook and included “EXTREMELY URGENT” in both the subject and in Bold red letters as the first line of your message.

WilliamsSW > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:19

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I used to work with a couple of people who would do that shit to me regularly.

Since they asked me for things while ignoring my requests, I would quickly fire off an email re-sending MY requests to them - without any mention whatsoever of their request. Depends on your position relative to that person, as to how blunt you can be. Companies like me because I do go out of my way to help wherever it’s needed. But I reached the point where I had to put my foot down.

Two can play that game...

HoustonRunner > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 16:34

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Worked with a guy that would say "your poor planning does not make it my emergency".  Except he used it ALL the time, not just when it was appropriate.  So while I agree with that in theory, I hate the phrase.  But it seems to fit in your case.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 18:13

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Everyone else's time is more important than yours. FACT

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/30/2018 at 23:19

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I’ll trade for my antivaxxer coworker. His wife has been sick for over a week with something that makes her super dizzy . “ And she just needs more herbs and tinctures.”