Thursday, December 15, 2011

Vent(i)

So...you e-mail me wanting to know about a charge on your account for a vendor you "never use" (because I'm filling in as back up for someone else, but am fourth on that list - what, is everyone else gone?) - even though you have the capability in our system to pull up an actual image of the document on which the charge is based.

Whatever.

I drop what I am doing (yeah, the four different things that are "urgent" to my boss and are keeping me away from the truly important project that has an immovable deadline) to look it up for you, only to discover that the request for payment originated and is signed...by you.

Sigh.

I wrote a very nice e-mail explaining that - carefully couched in terms that won't embarrass you for being a bit of a ditz, offering to change the account if it is incorrect.

I need a venti peppermint latte, preferably with peppermint schnapps as the flavoring rather than syrup.

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