blueyes
11-30-2005, 03:53 PM
We're a global company - our offices network like mad; if Chicago can't handle something, they call Houston. If Westford wants something done in SC, they hand it off to Columbia. I've been asked by our Philadelphia office to handle some work in WV (one of the few places we don't have any offices at all). I say, Sure! No Problem! I know the project is a sore spot with practically everyone involved, so I'm trying to be amendable and easy-going. Might've turned on me...
I get an email from the guy in Philly who's thanked me profusely no less than five times on the phone:
"I really appreciate your patience during this entire debacle. Even though the right half of my body is numb right now, and anytime someone runs the microwave I pee all over myself and forget my name for an hour. I will remember this. The next time either you are in Philly or I am in Pittsburgh (let's hope that never happens), dinner is on me. Once again thank you for your help. By the way, even though the Eagles are down right now, along with the Phillies, Flyers and Sixers, we still have, well, nothing. Never mind, someone is running the microwave again.
Talk to you soon."
I can pass this off as slightly off-kilter office humor; he's under a decent amt. of stress b/c 2 project managers have passed the buck to this guy. BUT I get a phone call from him about 5 minutes after the email and we chat for about 10 minutes about n-o-t-h-i-n-g. I mentioned the project and some things I was unsure about a couple of times, but he answered them and just continued on talking about non-work things (e.g. football, how much the Eagles suck, how he's going to have to take me out for dinner as a thank-you...). He also called me on my cell, even though he knows I'm in the office - which leads me to believe that he tried me on my office phone and didn't get me, so he tried the cell then.
What in the hell is going on?! :confused:
I get an email from the guy in Philly who's thanked me profusely no less than five times on the phone:
"I really appreciate your patience during this entire debacle. Even though the right half of my body is numb right now, and anytime someone runs the microwave I pee all over myself and forget my name for an hour. I will remember this. The next time either you are in Philly or I am in Pittsburgh (let's hope that never happens), dinner is on me. Once again thank you for your help. By the way, even though the Eagles are down right now, along with the Phillies, Flyers and Sixers, we still have, well, nothing. Never mind, someone is running the microwave again.
Talk to you soon."
I can pass this off as slightly off-kilter office humor; he's under a decent amt. of stress b/c 2 project managers have passed the buck to this guy. BUT I get a phone call from him about 5 minutes after the email and we chat for about 10 minutes about n-o-t-h-i-n-g. I mentioned the project and some things I was unsure about a couple of times, but he answered them and just continued on talking about non-work things (e.g. football, how much the Eagles suck, how he's going to have to take me out for dinner as a thank-you...). He also called me on my cell, even though he knows I'm in the office - which leads me to believe that he tried me on my office phone and didn't get me, so he tried the cell then.
What in the hell is going on?! :confused: