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[pepper]

To my dearest colleagues,

 

Wow, you're not too bright, are you? When a water cooler doesn't have a big bottle o' water on top, and instead has a collection of empties bottles all around it, that means there's no water. No amount of putting a plastic cup under the tap, pressing the tap, or standing there and frowning at it is going to make the water appear. It's not magic water. There isn't a well underneath the cooler. Go and ask the facilities dude to bring some more bottles up (you should recognise him – he's the guy who pushes a trolley full of big water bottles past you every damn day). 

 

Sheesh.

 

Also, learn the code to the door already. And stop putting boxes under the photocopier trays, or you'll break the damn thing. There's a big notice telling you not to do that, can you not see it? It's only 72pt, I realise that, but perhaps you could pay a little more attention to the world around you.

 

Yours not in charity with the human race this morning,

 

Pepper.

 

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Someone didn't get enough sleep last night.

 

 

Comments

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Aren't people funny? I have to laugh because if I didn't, I'd get annoyed.

I used to work at a mailroom, and we'd put a sign out on the counter when we needed to work in the back. It was blue, with BIG RED LETTERING, and it said, "PLEASE RING CHIMES FOR SERVICE."

Heck, I would even have been okay with someone saying, "Is anyone there?"

But only 25% of the people would ring. The rest either didn't notice the sign (sigh) or would tell us that they "didn't want to bother us by ringing the chimes."

Which is why we had the sign out, of course. So they could alert us to their presence and we could get annoyed for doing our jobs.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

*smacks people*

I'd've taken this more in stride, if I wasn't feeling cranky already. :) But oh, why must people be so annoying? It feels like a neverending struggle - people vs. doors, with me getting the fallout.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Doors are especially vexing. I had a roommate who could not seem to grasp the necessity of holding the door in so the key would turn. Argh!

And another friend had the worst trouble getting her *own* door to open at all. It actually became quite funny.

I hope you're feeling better now, though. Also, your Mac comment fic in Jenn's journal was genius. From what I know of Mac, which is as close to absolutely nothing as you can get. But it was humorous and fun, and I "saw" RDA while reading it.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Feeling much better now. Slept all evening. Feeling much more mellow about people's inability to work doors.

And, *glees*, glad you liked! I do like writing Mac - although writing more than a ficlet kills me a bit, 'cause he's - dare I say it? - a bit boring. *hides*

Loved your comment fic, too. Can't beat Grumpy Jack. *smooshes him* And Grumpy Jack unwillingly being amused by Carter... awwwwwww. *g*

[majorsamfan.livejournal.com]

No amount of telling, whining B(*#%ing or complaining can get my co-workers to stop emptying the bottle and leaving it empty. We have already had to replace one cooler because they did that, and the minimal amount of water left in freezes and cracks the unit or something. I actually had to COVER the spigots the other day when we were low on water. I had gone to the store to get some to put in the refrigerator until the next day's delivery, and they were still going to use up the last in the dispenser instead of going to the fridge until I covered them. Ijuts!

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Honestly - doors, watercoolers, and photocopiers seem to bring out the inner idiot in people, don't they? And anything to do with washing up in work communal kitchens. Anything that could possibly be ignored as being Someone Else's Responsibility. Rrrr.

People are DUMB. Clearly.

/grump

Heh

[shinysilvergrl.livejournal.com]

Grumpy posts bitching about people warm my cockles.

I was just feeling grumpy earlier because every night when I come in to work at job #1, we close the office door and do a 30 minute (or less) turnover. Basically it's just so I can find out what's been going on from the previous staff member. We're a 24 hour facility, and all we ask from the residents of the shelter is that we not be disturbed during turnover unless there's an emergency. This happens three times a day, for 30 minutes each. Each time we do it, we put out a big honking sign, hanging right in front of the office, with a bright yellow rope saying that there's a turnover in progress, and to please not interrupt unless there's an emergency. Of course, people do it all the time anyway. Tonight someone tried it because she wanted Ibuprofren, and got snotty when I wouldn't open the door until 12:30 a.m.

Wah.

Re: Heh

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

Oh, people are so blind to everything but their own concerns, aren't they? And impatient. Impatience really, really irritates me. It's so unnecessary. Really, what is the problem with waiting a few minutes? Grr.

Okay, not all people. Some are kind and considerate and patient and thoughtful of others.

I'm feeling grumpy now, too. There may be more cranky lj posts to warm your cockles. *g*

*snerk*

[shinysilvergrl.livejournal.com]

"Some are kind and considerate and patient and thoughtful of others."

Yeah...those people are the ones who get trodden upon and abused for their less annoying natures. Alas.