Today, at the office, my most annoying client asked me to send her a document. I have now sent it to her over 5 times, in a different format each time, and every single time she replies with, "Not in the requested format". She won't tell me what the requested format is. FML
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Today, I sent a polite yet strongly-worded email to one of my corporate clients in which I expressed my irritation at being asked the same question by the same team for the 4th day in a row. I ended it with "Regards!" but accidentally swapped the 'g' with a 't'. FML
Today, I sent a draft email to my boss. The receptionist, thinking they were being helpful, forwarded it straight to the client. It's not ready for the client. I mean, it is NOT ready for the client. Really, really not ready for the client. FML
Today, I spent a ridiculous amount of time working and reworking a design for a client. Eight hours and many tears later, she sends an email saying, "Let's go with the first design. I liked that one the most." FML
Today, at 1 am, I got a message from a colleague, who I have never met, bossing me around requesting "immediately, ASAP" some information a monkey could've found online in 5 minutes. I told her that she sounded rude and unorganised. Ten minutes later, I got a mail from my boss asking me to apologise to her. I did. FML
Today, my boss is out of the office and sent me an e-mail asking me to multiply two numbers together and send her the result. Apparently she doesn't know that her smartphone has a calculator app. FML
Today, a client wanted me to change the design I'd given him, again. I've been working with this client for a week now, giving him many designs throughout the week, and he rejected all of them. After all of the changes he wanted, he said that I should just use the first design I sent to him. FML
Today, a coworker sent a last-minute request for a highly complex custom report based on a spreadsheet. It took most of the weekend and Monday to get right because he'd screwed up most of the calculations. The client was pissed; they'd wanted it done by 5PM GMT that Friday. He'd sat on the request until 5 EST Friday. FML
Today, my boss asked me to send an email on his behalf with an important report attached. I've already received 3 responses from directors commenting on poor spelling and factual errors. I get paid 1/4 the salary of my boss and he can't even write properly. FML
Today, my superior, who went to meet with client yesterday, told me I needed to prepare a detailed list of changes to enhance the design of a marketing video, and refused to tell me the client's feedback they received, then told me I should figure it out myself. It's the weekend, and they want it by Monday morning. FML
Today, one of my UNIVERSITY students submitted an incomplete assignment file to the online learning platform. I emailed him, "You will need to send me the correct file via email, as the system does not accept resubmissions." I literally got as a reply, "So, what do I need to do?" Online teaching is hell. FML
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vertigoisarat 8
You should send it as a .fu
QDonahue16 9
Don't you love people like that?
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QDonahue16 9
Don't you love people like that?
jipster 11
Spam her with all the formats!!
FluxPavilion 6
Why did you reply to number 1? To be on top? Attention *****.
Pleonasm 35
Chill a bit. No need to be that mean. It's not just you though, I say this because I see it a lot; people getting toung lashings for not much at all. FML is a pretty aggressive, petty and mean-spirited place sometimes... it doesn't give a lot of desire to try to get amical with anyone around. Yea so some people deserve it, but no reason to hop to verbally bitch-slapping anyone and everyone around when the oppurtunity presents itself. Wish people could be more reasonable and kind.
fareith 15
26 - Its okay. 21 is only like this once a month.
crispy174 7
He just burnt yo foshiznits
Murilirum 23
That's when you send her a .exe file that deletes her operating system file.
friedpwnadge 25
If she won't tell you the requested format yet demands it, tell her you will send we the requested format as soon as she tells you what it was if she really wants it.
ywolfgl 21
What if she wants it in paper format? Because no one uses it anymore
Meettitan 14
Tell her she didn't request a format if she didn't request a format. Simple yes?
tjv3 10
Well that's when you start charging her a change order fee or a document reproduction fee or an account administration fee
Wimoweh 10
Dude, your comment is invalid. We went over this, that's not the requested format!
fymother 13
She might've set that as her automated response email (like a vacation response) just to mess with you.
wifey08 13
Tell her off and then go get a beer...hopefully she isn't a very important client.
arsenicalhumor 30
"Keeping a job 101" Chapter 1: Get the job. Chapter 2: Make some clients. Chapter 3: Tell your client to **** off! Chapter 4: Get a beer.
gemstone586 12
#2 didn't say to tell her to eff off, first of all. Secondly, grab a beer after work, nothing wrong with that.. Gees..
laden_swallow09 34
90- Uhh, yeah, she did. That's what "tell her off" means.
MisUnFortunate 31
"tell her off" means something more like "reprimand" but more angry I think. It definitely doesn't mean "tell her to f*** off."
vertigoisarat 8
You should send it as a .fu
uoeno_fml 20
#3 and #9 - great minds think alike
pwnman 33
It's funny that 3*3=9!
pokemai 6
No it really isn't
Pleonasm 35
what's funny, is that the guy talking about 3 and 9 thinking alike, is #39 to comment :p
BradTheBrony 19
Okay this is just amazing what's going on here with the numbers and the counting and the razzle-frazzle bippity bop! I think I went Bill Cosby for a second. I'm okay now, guys, it's fine.
TourettesGuyFTW 25
Anyone doing the lottery this weekend should choose 3, 9 & 39...
NaN101 27
This.
nissa0909 16
Pleonasm I didn't want to like your comment because you already had 39 likes.........
Bree12345 15
She wants to make your life hell
niallo 23
I think you are right. Send her a message that as she is unable to tell you what format she wants, you are unable to comply with her request. As soon as she is able to let you know what the required format is, you will be happy to send her the requested file. Word that nice and polite, cc it to your manager. You are done. Every time she sends you the request, send her a form of this reply until she does.
jessi_sunshine 26
Is there anyone else you can ask about this? If there's no one in your office, maybe google can be helpful.
MGITSWFTC 17
Google search: "what format does my client want her document in?" I don't think the results are going to be specific enough for OP :/
jessi_sunshine 26
Well, if it's a standard technician or processing job, a few key words in the search bar should be helpful.
outoftown 26
I want Google to offer this crystal ball app.
xx000o 27
You might try asking Suri.
xx000o 27
*Siri
angelitared 27
Ask her what ******* format???????
Misskayfoyer 14
I'm sure op did. Hence the "she won't tell me..." part
feldco1 17
Refuse to send it until she tells you the format? Realistically she's only wasting both of your guys time by not doing so
simmyiphone 18
I hope she's being charged by the hour. So many hours wasted changing the format = so much commission!
mikaelkarlsson 13
Ask, just might work.
jdimaria3 13
Well, considering the author explicitly states "she won't tell me what the requested format is", I don't think asking would work.
UberNova 18
Save it as an all-format file, then she can pick which she wants on her end.
Pleonasm 35
do they have a .fucku format?
Murilirum 23
Yeah, anything that defaults to opening with Internet Explorer. It's call the pop-ups of death.
MGITSWFTC 17
Maybe she'll tell you if you ask her what it is. For all we know, she may think she told you and thinks you're just stupid.
CharresBarkrey 15
"She won't tell me what the requested format is."
MGITSWFTC 17
Loosely speaking, that phrasing could mean that OP expected her to have told OP but she didn't, and it sounds a lot less lazy than saying "she still hasn't told me which format to use." I highly doubt that the lady, when asked "which format do you want?" would just tell OP to **** off. She's "annoying", not psychotic.