Wednesday, March 09, 2005

do i have "psychic" written on my forehead?

Today I had a voicemail from a guy I work with. I'm not sure what his role in the agency is. He supervises the maintenance workers and he orders office supplies and word on the street is he takes an hour and a half each day figuring out what he wants to eat for lunch. I actually avoid this guy because he is really annoying. In order to tell you something, he gives you a 15 minute oral history of whatever it is he wants to say. What a pain in the ass. I don't have time for his shit! Anyway, his 10 minute voicemail went a little like this:

"Uh hello uh Jenny. This is R***. I just talked to the Sam's Club representative and he updated me on the list of who in the agency has cards out and who is authorized to have a card and never picked it up. Uh you are on that list and I am wondering why you never picked your card up. Do you still want a card? We can have 8 cards out and if you want one, that would be 9 people so we need to know. If you think you really need a card then maybe we can make arrangements to get a 9th card. But it might be difficult. So if you could think about whether or not you still need the card and get back to me so I know what to tell the Sam's Club representative."

I called him back and our conversation went a little like this:

J: Hi R***. I didn't pick up a card because nobody ever told me I was authorized for one or that I should pick one up.

R: Didn't you request one?

J: No.

R: Well you've been authorized for one for a really long time. It looks like since you have been at the agency. Oh it was in someone else's name and was transferred to you.

J: How was I supposed to know this?

R: I guess someone should have told you.

J: Guess so.

R: Do you need one? Because there are other people in the agency that have them if you ever need anything from Sam's.

J: No I don't need one. I've been managing without one for this long. I think I'll make it.

R: Oh good because we already have 8 people who need them.

J: Yeah that's what your voicemail said. Hey next time I'm authorized for something it would be really helpful if someone would tell me. Thanks! *click*

Sometimes I really hate my job.

1 comment:

Joanna said...

That sounds soooo Napoleon Dynamite!!!