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Katie G
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« on: July 15, 2004, 10:13:05 pm » |
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The following is a summary of the past week...
MONDAY
Boss: We need to schedule a meeting, but I'm not sure who with.
Me: O-kayyy. What's the issue at hand?
Boss: I'm not totally sure. I'll let you know.
TUESDAY
B: We need to schedule a meeting with "Joe".
Me (I'm still relatively new here and there's 14,000 employees): "Joe" who?
B: Not sure of his last name.
Me: What department is he in? I can call over....
B: I'm not sure what department. I know he's a money guy. (Our financial employees alone number in the hundreds) I'll let you know.
WEDNESDAY
B: Has "Joe" gotten back to you?
Me: No, I haven't received any voice or emails.
B: What about his assistant?
Me: Actually, nobody has called or emailed about any meeting. Do you know his assistant's name? I can follow up with him/her....
B: Uh, I think it's Kathy. or something beginning with a K. (all together now:) I'll let you know.
THURSDAY
B: Marilyn should be calling you later on this afternoon.
Me: Who's Marilyn?
B: She's Joe's assistant. (Marilyn starts with K?) I forward you her email.
Me: Okay. I"ll work with her. Is there anyone else you need to attend this meeting?
B: No...Yes...No, wait a minute....(once more with feeling!) I'll let you know.
(I'm still waiting for the email with Marilyn's full name and phone number/email to arrive in my inbox.)
It's like pulling teeth!
In his defense he's generally a great boss. This is the one thing that drives me nuts! Oh, well. We're still learning to work with each other and as I learn other people around here it will get easier. This just struck me as funny.....
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supergirl
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2004, 02:06:51 am » |
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Very funny! I always feel better after I've had a laugh (and a moan) about things.
SG
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gee4
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« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2004, 08:47:47 am » |
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I here ya! Us PA's have to be physic, mind-readers, have esp and above all have all the patience in the world!
G
PS. Of course Marilyn starts with a "K" ........!!!!
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uberpa
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« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2004, 09:28:09 am » |
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haha! well luckily this boss hasn't done anything like that yet, but just today I received a fwd from him that was a how round-robin about some meeting he and the team were trying to schedule. In each subsequent email they would put in "UberPA please diarise" or "please check with so&so to attend on this date". The email I got today said "why haven't you scheduled this meeting?".... Well I never received any of the round-robin emails because they didn't CC me into any of them so I was completely unaware! The original email was sent around about two weeks ago. I've politely written to the group to say "if you would like me to schedule a meeting based on your email conversations it's imperitive that you include me in the email group as they still haven't figured out a way for email to get from the server to my brain"  |
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beaintheuk
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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2004, 09:42:00 am » |
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Didface / UberPA - so funny you two today!!!! Stories to brighten up a dull day!!!!
My boss called - last day today before his holidays - he's not coming in, was limping yesterday and going to hosp' to get it checked!!! Everybody says he's a big Drama Queen when it comes to stuff like this!
He needs some travel documents so we might see him for 5 minutes, unless he asks for them to be delivered at his house, which a habit of his on Fridays.
However this means I'll finish ON TIME today!!!! I am also off on my hols'!!!!
Bea
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gee4
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2004, 09:42:49 am » |
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That's another very common one uber - and they SWEAR that you were cc'd on all previous emails! Now if we did that ............................... we'd never hear the end of it! Happy Friday all! G  |
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beaintheuk
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2004, 09:48:24 am » |
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Just reminded me. Got a phone call last Friday ''Beatrice, thanks for coming to interpret at the meeting next Tuesday'', me ''what, when, where, who?'
Basically my boss arranged a meeting but in his absence, said I would attend the meeting in his place to do the interpreting [French/English] and obviously he omitted to copy me!!
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jane10
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2004, 10:01:15 am » |
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How funny!
My boss spent the day with his boss on Monday and I didn't get to see him at all. At the end of the day when I asked him if he was in the office on Monday he said "No, I'm with Mr. Smith on Monday - aren't I!" He had arranged a meeting that day and somehow thought I would automatically know. Guess those brainwaves aren't making it through the office walls - wonder if IT can help with this??
Happy Friday all and have a good weekend!
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