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To challenge you all to name a stupider co-worker than mine?

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BossyBitch · 02/10/2017 19:24

I'm a project manager and have recently had a new person join the team. They need to be given various user accounts and access privileges, and there's a system for requesting all that.

I delegated the task of requesting all the stuff to one of my team supervisors - he might not be the brightest crayon in the box but the whole procedure consists of filling in a web-based form, uploading a passport picture and hitting the 'submit' button. What could possibly go wrong, right?

Imagine my reaction when I got an e-mail requesting that, in my function as the new joiner's manager, I supply a passport picture ...

... as opposed to the phone snapshot of an actual passport that my genius co-worker had sent to them!

And, no, he wasn't taking the piss, he actually is that bloody thick! Angry

Please tell me there's worse out there!

OP posts:
derxa · 03/10/2017 11:08

Horrible thread

Fluffypinkpyjamas · 03/10/2017 11:40

5tivers bore off? Grin so cutting! Oh yes, your input is hilarious. There’s a few funny things about this thread like looking for bubbles for spirit levels etc but the OP is just nasty , oh but so are you, so birds of a feather...

londonista · 03/10/2017 11:42

So report it and get on with your day.
Simples!

There are plenty of other threads here that need your virtuous attention. Better get on it, chop chop!

Timeywimey8 · 03/10/2017 12:02

I did a silly one at work on Friday and probably my name is on some list now as being an idiot.

I work from home, have quite an old laptop, and every time I go into the office I get laptop envy because most people have small laptops and mine is big and heavy.

Anyway, on Friday, I received an email from the IT team saying that they have a rolling programme of laptop renewals and I could click on this list to see if my model was included. I did wonder why they were sending me the email if my model wasn't included, but clicked on it anyway.

And it was a pretend phishing attempt to show us how easy it is to get taken in by emails.

Doh.

Everyone can be an idiot at times.

LittleLights · 03/10/2017 12:16

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Maelstrop · 03/10/2017 19:24

If someone writes on a whiteboard in permanent pen, just write over that in whiteboard pen and then it will wipe off easily.

Nah, you just get the spray thing, it's like bloody magic!

Flopjustwantscoffee · 03/10/2017 22:44

Person working behind a bar asked for a glass of Rioja, "ummmm we don't have that" "yes you do it's right behind you" bar staff: "you mean this? Reeoja" customer: "yes, Ree-oh-Kah" The bar person was me. In fairness I was only 18 and apparently had never come across Rioja before Blush

ShirleyPhallus · 03/10/2017 23:21

Flop our new bargirl once asked for "pee-jo gree-jo", she was new and lovely and very young!

OutToGetYou · 04/10/2017 15:44

I don't mind people not being able to pronounce names of wine, they are unusual and if you've not come across them before why would you know?

I did mind the bar man with whom I had this exchange:

Me: Chardonnay please
Him: red or white
Me: Chardonnay is white
Him: no, it's either
Me: Hmm Oh, OK then, I'll have the red Chardonnay
Him: we don't seem to have it in at the moment....

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