Cracking up at the office

[icarus]

What is it about the blunt truth that makes people crack up?

The Finance Manager just cracked up when I calmly described a week's worth of effort on my part (digging through folders and researching detailed cost analysis) as "Useless."

Last week I told the Accounting person that "I went through those files, did all of 2003. Then I needed to sit down." She burst out laughing.

I described in chat how someone complained to me, saying my Percy isn't all like theirs so they didn't know if I ever read their stories. I told them, yes, I had read their stories, and no, I didn't like them.

Another time someone was irritated with some copies I made: "why is there a line through this?" -- "Because it's a shitty copier." She stopped cold. Nodded. And said, "It is a shitty copier." Then told her manager, who laughed for several days.

I have no point. I'm just making observations. *blinks*

Comments

[ragnhildholm.livejournal.com]

It's funny because it's refreshing. People rarely tell the truth. And because the truth is rarely that simple ("it's a shitty copier" made me smile). And also, even if your effort really *was* useless, not many people would tell their boss that... *grins*