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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countrygirl30 14
Tell her you won't give her the document at all until she gives you the format.
capper44 18
I would've sent her empty document 6th time & so on OP
amandathecreator 22
In this case I don't think losing one client would be too bad , less mental stress for you
rapunzel3416 28
How frustrating! It bugs me when people don't realize that they're not the only people that you have to deal with and think you have all the time in the world to do things over and over again.
gloooooria 14
Print out a copy, walk over to her desk and give it to her. She can then scan it and put it into the format she prefers. And you can back to more useful things! ;)
gloooooria 14
I read it wrong. Your client not co worker.. Still print it out and mail it to her!
Hiimhaileypotter 52
Even if OP printed it, it could still be in the "wrong format."
Hiimhaileypotter 52
(I'm thinking of document styles, as in different ways to write a paper. I could be and probably am wrong. Lol)
gloooooria 14
Duh! Lol. I get it :)
challan 19
she's computer illiterate. fax it.
Shmatterhorn 38
Someone that dumb will most likely not know how to operate a fax machine. Maybe use a courier pigeon? Smoke signals? I think clay tablets are still too high tech for that client.
mackdeezy 22
Something tells me she wont tell him EVEN THOUGH he's asked.
perdix 29
What's the frequency, Kenneth, what's the frequency? Send it to her in .bfd format. That's universal.
ElricMustang 23
I would just stop.
Nekogami 14
Did you get that thing ... I sent you? ;)