My office rage, let me show you it.

[lillielil]

I just got in a fight with someone over the meaning of the word "collate". He insisted that the 45 copies of a 20 page document were collated: "See? All the first pages are here, all the second pages are here? See?"

It got ugly. It involved a stare down. It ended with him saying "Yes, ma'am."

I'm not entirely sure I like being called "ma'am".

Comments

[misscrankypants]

COL8 UR DOIN ITZ WRONG.

That is fucking hilarious! How old is that oxygen thief? Please tell me he works FOR you.

[lillielil]

I'm guessing in his late 20s. He works for office services, which my company is kind enough to outsource. So yes, he should be working for me, but not under me. Seriously, should I have to argue definitions with someone whose job it is to present Very Important People such as myself with properly produced documents?

[misscrankypants]

How did he make it through high school not knowing what "collate" means?

[lillielil]

I have no idea.

Apparently he got pwned. I'm guessing the scenario was something like this:

Oxygen Theif: You would not believe what this crazy bitch said to me.
His Boss: ORLY? What?
OT: She told me that collate meant to put things in order, instead of separating out each part.
B: Um, that is what it means. You should know that. You work in a copy center.
OT: Nuh-uh!
B: Um, yeah. Really. I don't know why I pay your sorry ass.
OT: Oh shit. I was kind of an asshole to her.
B: You had better start groveling post-haste.