It Is What It Is

I told you that I needed to be here today. I think I need a LART, though.

I mean, when I send someone a schedule, and they reply back asking, “Is this correct?”—how would you respond? Me, I flipped my monitor two birds before sweetly replying.

:bangs head on desk:

Posted August 23rd, 2004 in Rants, Work Foofiness by Geof F. Morris.

7 comments:

  1. Jeff H:

    “No I just arbirtarily pulled some dates out of my head!”

    Jeff

  2. Geof F. Morris:

    Actually, Jeff, I would have said that I would have pulled it somewhere about .9m below my head. ;)

  3. Rick:

    That’s the source of all scheduling dates, right? At least when the Design Engineers are making at the schedules they are :)

  4. Geof F. Morris:

    Yeah, well, in my world, I ignore what Engineering tells me altogether, and I put a large pad on what Manufacturing tells me. I usually end up being right, barring unforseen delays. Why? I understand Murphy’s Law.

  5. Kari:

    Oooh, a double deuce.

  6. Geof F. Morris:

    And an angry one at that, Kari.

    Thankfully I shall soon be free from this customer.

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