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Conversations I just had in the office.
 
"I hate to tell you this, but the correction you just sent out is still wrong"
 
"are you sure?!!"
 
followed by
 
"what is the problem?"

"I don't know, if I knew I could fix it"
 
"well, don't you know what's wrong?"
 
"of course I know what's wrong.  I just don't know why I can't fix it"
 
and then the best one
 
"can't you just fix it?"
 
"I'm trying to"
 
"Well, what's wrong with you?"
 
"I'm just stupid! okay?!"
 
I just want to go home and suck my thumb.


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  • wombat said on Nov 02, 2009....

    If they knew how to fix it, they wouldn't ask, but mentally sucking a thumb is a common occurance.

    Not sure who's conversation is who's here, actually.  But I don't think you are stupid, so I am guessing that you are the one who's smart enough to just go home and let it go.

  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 02, 2009....
    wombie - actually, I just wanted to get the hell off the phone so I told them what they were already thinking of me.  I also had no choice but to stick with the problem until (thank the gods) it finally came out right.
  • wombat said on Nov 02, 2009....
    Put peanut butter on your thumb and take a nap...............ha.  Let them wory about it.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 02, 2009....
    wombie - I am going straight home and diving under my covers, which will be pulled up over my head. :)
  • wombat said on Nov 02, 2009....
    Good night.   Sleep tight.   Me too, in just a few......sleep mask and all...night night....
  • woman said on Nov 02, 2009....
    Get some sleep Uni. Things will look brighter in the morning. Promise.
  • Hegemone said on Nov 02, 2009....
    Wow, that definitely sounds like building blocks for a crappy day.  I hope your night is getting better at least, or if nothing else you're not having extra stress added.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 02, 2009....
    woman - took a 2 hour nap when I got home.  It does help :)
     
    hege - yes, there's nothing like advertising a screw up on that level to make a person want to go postal.
  • dyingman said on Nov 03, 2009....
    Exhaustion?
    How long had you tried to "fix" it?

    Maybe you needed to walk away from it?  Get some coffee?  Chat with a friend?  Watch a YouTube video?  Get a snack?

    Isaac Asimov was known to go to action movies when he had a tough problem to solve  It emptied his mind so new ideas could come from the untouched parts of his brain that were shouted down by the parts he normally used. 

    Good eureka moments often only come when we stop trying to find them.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....
    dyingman - I totally needed to be able to walk away for a few moments, but the situation was one of those that made it impossible.  I go for a long walk when my brain is fried.  Unfortunately it was dark before I left work, so that didn't happen either.
  • mixednuts said on Nov 03, 2009....
    It's my turn to have one of those days!
  • seer said on Nov 03, 2009....
    We all have those days, where your performance is just weak. That's why I call them 'week days'.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....

    mixed - sorry dude!

    seer - lol, my brain was completely "week"

  • Mr.Strange said on Nov 03, 2009....
    Just agree till they fix it themselves.
  • CreativeWoman said on Nov 03, 2009....
    I hope that today is much better uni.  I may have to make you one of those dammit dolls.

    CW
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....

    Mr - well, I'll have another shot at it today

    CW - dammit dolls?!  that sounds like something I need!

  • mixednuts said on Nov 03, 2009....
    This day must be better, or you would end the  tension for all of us!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....
    mixed - different, maybe better, definately shorter.  I'm going home from work early today.
  • fragglesrock said on Nov 03, 2009....
    Before I freak out on CW about the dammit dolls...
     
    Uni, I've made some big doozies...and I also know all about making the same doozy several times :( You just get so frazzled it's hard to calm down and get it right. Hmmm...that could maybe be an analogy or something for my life ;) I hope that things are better today?
     
    Now...about those dammit dolls..my friend gave me one of those!!!! They are adorable!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....
    frags - yes, it was hard to concentrate with people calling, emailing and yelling at me while I was still trying to correct that damn thing.  I need to know what a dammit doll is!!!
  • JusticeForAll said on Nov 03, 2009....
    I've had many days like that. Most of them were where I couldn't talk properly. Fumbling over my words. And I'm an English major!
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....
    justice - wow, that would be a bad day for an english major!  I'm just at a loss as to what causes these things to happen.
  • CreativeWoman said on Nov 03, 2009....
    uni,
    I'll see what I can do.  :-)

    CW
  • uniquely-ironic said on Nov 03, 2009....
    CW - thanks! I'm curious now.

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