Siddity in the City

An email exhange I enjoyed today. Details have been changed to protect the…my job, basically.

From: Sid
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:51 PM
To: Coordinating Personnel
Subject: RE: Charity Auction Voucher

Hi CP,

Big Event is fairly soon, though I don’t know exactly when. The CP at my org sent the vouchers via interoffice mail, and that was fine. Would it be possible to get yours via interoffice by next Monday? Even if we can’t get the actual vouchers from you in time, I can create a document to be used by the auctioneers and collect the information to send to you later.

Thanks!

Sid
Corporate Lackey
AnyMag, USA

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From: Coordinating Personnel
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 4:35 PM
To: Sid
Subject: RE: RE: Charity Auction Voucher

Sid,

I would ask Someone Else to send you the requested voucher/certificate interoffice mail as soon as possible. Worse scenario you could collect the information and forward to me to properly handle for fulfillment.

Please let me know if you need anything else,

Coordinating Personnel
RandomMag
USA

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Now, what was wrong with that response? I’ll tell you. IT SAYS THE SAME GODDAMNED THING I SAID, that’s what.

I’m salty today, ’cause this right here had me seething for a good 20 minutes. Seriously? Did you not only put this off on someone else, but then parrot MY suggestion back at me as your solution? Really? For serious? Did you mistake my email for the voices in your head?

I know I’m overreacting. I’m half amused and half incredulous. I’m sure CP meant well.

ZOMG. Get me to the gymnasio to work off some of this aggression.