Some Work Humor

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

So, I'm working at 3 am this week to cover for 2 people on vacation. This means that I don't work on the windows with my usual coworkers. One such, dreading the prospect of another long day without my wit and wisdom to lean on says in a sad voice today:

Caleb, Caleb, wherefore art thou leaving?
Deny thy start-time and refuse thy schedule.
What's in a start-time?
A start-time at any other hour would pay as sweet...

Me: Uh, no. It's actually time and a half for me this way.

Coworker: Oh. *sniff*

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Customer: I'd like to return this package to the sender.

Caleb: Okay.

Customer: I'd like to use a Smart Label so I don't have to pay for postage.

Caleb: Okay. .... Where is the label?

Customer: Oh, I need one? They might have sent me one, it might be at home, I don't know where it is. Can't I just send it?

Caleb: Sure, just address this label here and we can send it back.

3 minutes later...

Customer: Here you go. Now, do I have to pay for that?

Caleb, squinting: Yes, if you don't have a postage paid return label or Smart Label.

Customer: Well I want to use a Smart Label.

Caleb: Well, you...you have to have one to use one. Just writing the address on a piece of paper doesn't make it a Smart Label. So, I can send it if you want to pay for it, or you can look at home or call the company about a return label.

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Lady (of course it was), anyone can SAY they want a Smart Label. It takes a special kind of person to actually HAVE a Smart Label.
As you can imagine, we changed the descriptor on those labels after that.