My boss:'listen lets be solution focussed rather than focussed on the mistakes that were made'

Me: 'I really don't like the phrase 'solution focussed' but what I dislike it more that you only use it when its you who has made mistakes. When I make a mistake we have an hour long meeting about it'


This was a conversation I had last week

I always use 'Thanks,' as a sign off. I don't use 'Regards,' anymore. The G and the T key are far too close together.

comment by The Droog (U17596)
posted 1 minute ago
An ex colleague of mine used to sign off emails to clients ‘best wishes’ but decided as she was sending them information it was too polite in their favour so she amended it to ‘wishes’. I tried to explain to her it makes no sense now, it isn’t like the difference between ‘regards’ and ‘kind regards’, who the hell puts ‘wishes’ as a sign off?!
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Best wishes is a fackin birthday message anyway ffs

Moving forward I'm more perpendicular to the ecliptic

Let's put that on the back burner and the worst one ever "slowly slowly catch the monkey"

Solidification.

Who said that?

AVB

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Ever had a tough day and accidentally told what you thought was someone's voicemail to 'oh just fúck off', before slamming the phone down?

Then having them ring back 10 seconds later...

comment by Scouse-the cage fighter-Heart (U3234)
posted 3 minutes ago
My boss:'listen lets be solution focussed rather than focussed on the mistakes that were made'

Me: 'I really don't like the phrase 'solution focussed' but what I dislike it more that you only use it when its you who has made mistakes. When I make a mistake we have an hour long meeting about it'


This was a conversation I had last week
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What did your headmaster say back to that?

Jay - Give my regards to the counter staff at the DSS, it,s tough having to deal with awkward bstards

comment by Robben #20 (U1145)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Scouse-the cage fighter-Heart (U3234)
posted 3 minutes ago
My boss:'listen lets be solution focussed rather than focussed on the mistakes that were made'

Me: 'I really don't like the phrase 'solution focussed' but what I dislike it more that you only use it when its you who has made mistakes. When I make a mistake we have an hour long meeting about it'


This was a conversation I had last week
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What did your headmaster say back to that?
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He told me to F.ck off and come back when i was in the mood to make progress on the issue. I haven't been back yet... its his problem he can sort it.

"well my previous PA was prepared to suck me off, so if you want to keep your job....."

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 1 minute ago

"well my previous PA was prepared to suck me off, so if you want to keep your job....."
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Do you still have the job mate?

comment by Scouse-the cage fighter-Heart (U3234)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robben #20 (U1145)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Scouse-the cage fighter-Heart (U3234)
posted 3 minutes ago
My boss:'listen lets be solution focussed rather than focussed on the mistakes that were made'

Me: 'I really don't like the phrase 'solution focussed' but what I dislike it more that you only use it when its you who has made mistakes. When I make a mistake we have an hour long meeting about it'


This was a conversation I had last week
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What did your headmaster say back to that?
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He told me to F.ck off and come back when i was in the mood to make progress on the issue. I haven't been back yet... its his problem he can sort it.
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Tell him he's a caaant

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comment by Galv: Bunny's Custaaaaaaard! (U10415)
posted 36 seconds ago
Appraisals...........

Boss ' So what have you done last month?'

Me: JA,

Boss 'What will you do next month?


Me: JA


Boss: Is there anything I can do to help you reach your targets?

Me ' Stop wasting both our time with these meetings? So I can still manage to get my work done whilst spending the majority of my day on JA

Boss 'OK'

Never had one again.

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One of the most embarrassing mistakes I made at work, there are two girls with the same fist name I had a lot of dealings with, one is from our St. Helens warehouse, proper rough northern bird, game for a laugh, bit of a Tom boy and could easily be Johnny Vega’s niece. Sent her a load of paper work in the post and for some reason thought I’d put a comedy cocknballs on the front page.

A few days later I get called in by my manager who puts said cocknballs down on the table and asks “did you send that?” turns out I’d sent it to the other colleague and namesake who is the most sheltered girl you’d ever meet from our beautiful Surrey office, she’s a massive bible basher and I’d imagine waited till wedlock before popping it. She handed it in to one of the company directors and complained. I had one of those massive sheeeeet moments and had a verbal warning because of it and a copy of my art went on my file.

One of the most embarrassing mistakes I made at work, there are two girls with the same fist name I had a lot of dealings with, one is from our St. Helens warehouse, proper rough northern bird
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FIST name?? i know St Helens is rough like but the girls name their fists!!!???

comment by The Droog (U17596)
posted 5 minutes ago
One of the most embarrassing mistakes I made at work, there are two girls with the same fist name I had a lot of dealings with, one is from our St. Helens warehouse, proper rough northern bird, game for a laugh, bit of a Tom boy and could easily be Johnny Vega’s niece. Sent her a load of paper work in the post and for some reason thought I’d put a comedy cocknballs on the front page.

A few days later I get called in by my manager who puts said cocknballs down on the table and asks “did you send that?” turns out I’d sent it to the other colleague and namesake who is the most sheltered girl you’d ever meet from our beautiful Surrey office, she’s a massive bible basher and I’d imagine waited till wedlock before popping it. She handed it in to one of the company directors and complained. I had one of those massive sheeeeet moments and had a verbal warning because of it and a copy of my art went on my file.

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you nob.

comment by Scouse-the cage fighter-Heart (U3234)
posted 1 minute ago
One of the most embarrassing mistakes I made at work, there are two girls with the same fist name I had a lot of dealings with, one is from our St. Helens warehouse, proper rough northern bird
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FIST name?? i know St Helens is rough like but the girls name their fists!!!???
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It's the same principal as guys not getting any naming their right hand, isn't it?

You're on your own there Jay...

comment by Metro.⚽️ (U6770)
posted 29 minutes ago
My old boss used to always roll out the,

"like a bull in a china shop"

or

"if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck"


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"if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck" then why isn't it in a ferkin row with the rest of them?

I should really think those things through...

I haven't named my hand, by the way.