So, my company has finally decended into Office Space-ian depths.

As many of you know, the Executive Assistant at my company is a little bit…oh, how you say…brash at times. She’s an expatriate Long Island Jew with little filter in between her brain and her mouth at times, especially in the office. Well, possibly the worst kept secret in the office is how little the COO likes her, and she knows it too! Well, finally, the COO decided it was time to look for new candidates, simply in the event that the EA was no longer around. So, many of the interviews that had taken place had been held over the phone, but for some reason, this morning, one was going to be held in the office. So, promptly at 9:15AM, the candidate walked to the front door. Opening the door was the EA, and she asked if she could help the woman. The woman responded, “yes, I’m here to interview with (the COO) for the position of Executive Assistant.”

Another quick story: So I called up a foundation to ask for the grant guidelines. The person on the other end of the phone informed me that she’d already given them to the CEO. Well, I’m not going to see him for a week, so I asked if she could send them to me. She informed me that she’d already given them to him. I thanked her for that piece of information, and told her that I simply wanted to collect pieces of information before he returned so I would be able to finish the process that much more quickly when he did. She said that was fine, just so long as I was going to speak with him before I sent it in (like it was any of her business if I did or didn’t!). I assured her that I was, and reiterated that for me to write teh grant, however, I needed th guidelines. She said, that’s fine, but that I should really speak with him first, but grudgingly, she was going to send them to me. I thanked her and agreed that I did need to use the new cover sheets on my TPS reports after I hung up the phone.

ARGH! people are dumb on Fridays.