Well a double whine I guess. After an unusually hellish commute, good old weightlifter Bob booms "Good Morning AJ!" when I walked in the door. I just glared at him, considered decking him even if he is twice as big as I am and stalked to my office.
I'm not at my best in the mornings. Never have been, ask my mother, she tried to change me. Steve's just learned to deal with it.
Then I check my work e-mail and find out these Stupid People in the Middle East, are saying that I'm totally out to lunch on the analysis I did for why their parts failed. I keep going "It's not a chemical issue it's a mechanical system issue, we've done the tests and have proof."
But they keep coming back with "but it's a chemical issue and you need to replace the parts for free." I even wondered if it was a language barrier and went to one of the guys in engineering who just got transferred to headquarters from the Middle East Office to review what I had written. He couldn't believe how out to lunch they were either. He sent out a long e-mail yesterday detailing *exactly* what was wrong with the system and they are still arguing.
It's out of my hands now thank god, but willful stupidity always annoys me. Especially because our company will lose credibility if we don't actually tell the customer what is wrong and how to fix it correctly. If the sales guy doesn't believe what is wrong, then he's going to keep making the exact same mistake that we've *told* him is a problem!
AJ
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
*hands AJ a half-carton of Dreyer's Chocolate Truffle Explosion*
I'd give you the whole carton, but I ate some.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:It's out of my hands now thank god, but willful stupidity always annoys me.
quote: ENTPs have little patience with those they consider wrongheaded or unintelligent, and show little restraint in demonstrating this.
*hugs AJ* I'm sorry - maybe we need celia's consulting services here.
[ September 23, 2004, 10:48 AM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
*hands the Truffle Explosion back to Annie*
Thanks sweetie, I know you meant well and it was a sacrifice to offer it, but I actually don't like rich chocolate. So you get the whole thing to yourself! Maybe I should go buy some nice strawberry ice cream...
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
I'm being somewhat restrained... I'm venting here and not chasing people around my lab with shards of broken glassware.
One day when I really lose it I'm going to pull the chains on all of the safety showers. We have 4 in a pretty small area. The flooding would be impressive.
AJ
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
It may be a cultural thing, like haggling over something in an open market. Their continued arguing may nothing whatsoever to do with the facts.
*shrug*
*hug*
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Well even my middle east guru, who has lived over there for the better part of the last 10 years and is either Egyptian or Syrian, though clearly liberal, was pretty dumbfounded. So, I really don't think it is a cultural-language thing. That's why I talked to him in the first place.
AJ
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Yeah, some people are just bastards. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
You know, this is the perfect place to use the new emoticon that Pat taught me yesterday.
Bastards! (x)(x)(x)
Posted by the master (Member # 6788) on :
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Hmm.... do I want to ask about that emoticon? No.
*eats the rest of the ice cream*
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I think it's three women with pointy gluts all mooning us together.
*screws up face, turns sideways
Yep. That's my guess.
[I'm so sorry, AJ. Sounds like a nightmare. But on the plus side, I remembered your ice cream preferences. ]
[ September 23, 2004, 11:27 AM: Message edited by: Sara Sasse ]
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
I'm sorry AJ. *hugs* We can fly over there and beat them up. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Coldstone Creamery is sounding good...
AJ
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
And: NO, I'm NOT the Summer Intern. Yes, I actually Work Here and have for almost 2 years. No, I'm NOT 18, I'm 25!
Actually the lady I was talking to was really cool once we got past that, and I think I've made a new friend.
AJ
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
quote:Bob booms "Good Morning"
I hate people who boom in the morning. You know they're just doing it to let the boss know that you're late.
quote:(x)(x)(x)
Looks like a lineup at the proctologist's office.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Makes me think of booze bottles in cartoons that say XXX because it's moonshine and it will make you blind.
Posted by CStroman (Member # 6872) on :
quote: Coldstone Creamery is sounding good...
Wafflecone!
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
... high-fat creamery goodness ...
*drool
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Get a cheesecake ice cream with graham crackers mixed in.
mmmmm...
quote: Bastards! (x)(x)(x)
I really just don't get it. Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
must have raspberries too!
aj
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
You guys are making me homesick!
(really great ice cream place down by the beach)
Already had a bad day yesterday. Someone better send me some ice cream.
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