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What do people have against clarity? vent

ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
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I get an email saying "I'm looking to conduct a 90 minute meeting on xyz with your boss.  Can you help me find time?"  I scour his calendar and respond promptly with all the times I can find in the next two weeks.  The reply I get "I was actually hoping for something later in the month."  Then WTF didn't you say that before I wasted my time.  When someone asks for a meeting and doesn't give a timeframe, isn't it implied that the timeframe is ASAP?  Gr.
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Re: What do people have against clarity? vent

  • KaramelSutraKaramelSutra member
    "maybe it'd be better if you scheduled your own appointments from now on. Kthxbai"
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  • EcyEcy member
    Yep, that is super annoying! I would respond with "That would have been helpful information from the beginning. Let me look at his calendar again and get back to you."
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    Yep, that is super annoying! I would respond with "That would have been helpful information from the beginning. Let me look at his calendar again and get back to you."

    So perfect.

    Why do men expect us to read their minds?

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  • Ms5586Ms5586 member

    imageEcy:
    Yep, that is super annoying! I would respond with "That would have been helpful information from the beginning. Let me look at his calendar again and get back to you."

    Perfect.  Barely passive-agressive, but enough to get the hint (hopefully).

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  • gimmietimmiesgimmietimmies member
    Sorry dude, my crystal ball is out for servicing. Next time be more specific.
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  • ASmallWonderASmallWonder member
    imagekllrbnny:

    imageEcy:
    Yep, that is super annoying! I would respond with "That would have been helpful information from the beginning. Let me look at his calendar again and get back to you."

    So perfect.

    Why do men expect us to read their minds?

    This was actually a woman pissing me off so it's not male specific!
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    imageEcy:
    Yep, that is super annoying! I would respond with "That would have been helpful information from the beginning. Let me look at his calendar again and get back to you."

    So perfect.

    Why do men expect us to read their minds?

    This was actually a woman pissing me off so it's not male specific!

    Oops! Saw the "his" but you were referring to your boss not the emailer. Poor reading on my part.

    Inefficiency is always frustrating, especially when its other people causing you to be inefficient.

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  • EcyEcy member

    imagegimmietimmies:
    Sorry dude, my crystal ball is out for servicing. Next time be more specific.

    Lol, this is what I would be saying in my head & wishing I had the nerve to say aloud.

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  • jess60jess60 member
    imageEcy:

    imagegimmietimmies:
    Sorry dude, my crystal ball is out for servicing. Next time be more specific.

    Lol, this is what I would be saying in my head & wishing I had the nerve to say aloud.

    OMG, this!

    When I was the backup receptionist a few years ago people would call for someone & when I'd tell them they were on the other line they'd always ask how long it would be.   I so badly wanted to bust out something along the "crystal ball" line as well but never could for fear of losing my job.  LOL


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  • ShellShockedMamaShellShockedMama member

    This is totally stuck in my head now image
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    "once again, things that could have been brought to my attention YESTERDAY".  

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