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I made an punctuation error, my bos...

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Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 21:46

Forgot about an entire project I've briefed him on TWICE.

My boss said he was horrified by my mistake (he said "I'm horrified by your grammar) which was admittedly bad. I used a possessive apostrophe incorrectly in a draft submission which I'm annoyed about but surely that's not worse than forgetting about an entire work strand. Especially when you've sat in on a brief about it on the same fucking day.

Can you tell I'm cross? It was a draft fucking paper.

AIBU to think he's a twat?

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Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 21:46

And ironically spelling, punctuation and grammar has all gone wrong in the OP. Wine

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Kokusai · 11/05/2017 21:48

He's a twat. You have my commiserations OP! Have wine.

DancingLedge · 11/05/2017 21:53

WineGin

Is it very boring of me to note that he forgot an entire project?
And you forgot one apostrophe?
Coincidence? Or not?

Ifkip · 11/05/2017 21:53

Completely uncalled for. Have a glass of wine and ignore. Are you in the civil service by any chance?

DancingLedge · 11/05/2017 21:59

YANBU. He's defo a twat.

Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 22:04

Dancing & ifkip Wine Wine

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Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 22:05

kokusai you know, I kind of wish I was surprised by him... I'm not.

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QuackDuckQuack · 11/05/2017 22:17

That would massively piss me off.

Tazerface · 11/05/2017 22:21

I would have this face Confused if my boss said that to me. But, he's not an arsehole Grin

How did you respond OP? DId you tell him that that is what DRAFT means? Is he a complete imbecile?

fourquenelles · 11/05/2017 22:23

Have a look at "Blemish" a transactional analysis game mentioned in Games People Play by Eric Berne. You've been played Sad

Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 22:23

He is an imbecile. I did point out it was a draft and that there were bigger issues than an apostrophe and that if that was the only input he had then I might have wasted my time discussing it with him.

Then when I mentioned the project and he said "what project?" I actually banged my head off his desk. So I hope that got the point across...

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Nickynackynoodle · 11/05/2017 22:25

Really interesting four thank you (and Sad )

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scoobydoo1971 · 11/05/2017 22:41

Tell him you are diagnosed dyslexic...and he is being discriminatory under the Equality Act 2010...that might make him break into a compensation-claim sweat for a bit.

We all make typo's and grammar errors...English is a tricky language...hardly the crime of the century! Just think it is 'his' problem, not yours.

Witchend · 11/05/2017 22:47

He is an imbecile. I did point out it was a draft and that there were bigger issues than an apostrophe and that if that was the only input he had then I might have wasted my time discussing it with him.
I would have thought that was a pretty unwise thing to say to a boss who was already tetchy with you.

DancingLedge · 11/05/2017 23:13

Really banged your head on his desknickynacky? Kudos. Wish I'd been there to see that.

Snapzilla58 · 12/05/2017 00:20

typo's Grin

Nickynackynoodle · 12/05/2017 17:06

Genuinely banged my head on his desk and said "we've had this conversation already today". I couldn't help myself.

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Nickynackynoodle · 12/05/2017 17:07

I was sitting down btw

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DancingLedge · 12/05/2017 18:37

For that noble head banging action in the face of twattery ,nickynacky , I hereby award you joint Hero of the WeekStar. I would love to have seen that. How did the twat react?

Your fellow hero is Spuddington, who has also had to suffer a serious twat this week.

My hunch is you might possibly enjoy the pages of increasingly inventive insults on their thread.
(Buyer pulled out on day of exchange. Can't breathe.) Sorry, can't link from this semi-useless device

Nickynackynoodle · 12/05/2017 18:40

Will head over!

He had the good grace to turn red of cheek and made several excuses about why he was so distracted.

Gah. Two weeks away from site now so I will recover!

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